Greenmeadows surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 NZST
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Greenmeadows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Greenmeadows sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Greenmeadows today?

The current surf forecast for Greenmeadows at 4PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Greenmeadows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
17
1
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
309
260
334
957
1112
1190
1227
1159
1196
1110
990
888
796
734
734
837
659
669
617
663
691
682
682
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
0
ESE
0
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:57AM2.90m
9:20PM2.93m
9:32AM2.94m
9:54PM2.98m
10:06AM2.95m
10:27PM2.99m
Low Tide
3:10PM0.28m
3:28AM0.35m
3:44PM0.24m
4:02AM0.33m
4:17PM0.25m
4:36AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:35
5:34
5:32
5:31
Temp °C
13
14
15
13
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
7
8
9
7
6
6
6
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
62
309
260
255
957
1112
1190
1227
1159
1196
1110
990
888
796
734
734
837
659
669
617
663
691
682
682
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
Energy kJ
199
258
243
334
3
3
3
3
5
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
103
106
97
73
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
17
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
264
2
3
3
5
6
6
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.5
NW
3
1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
231
279
217
160
123
77
44
22
9
11
1
5
62
94
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
42
42
42
42
39
23
0
0
0
23
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
44
78
44
44
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
4
6
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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