Greenmeadows surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 03 May 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
16.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Greenmeadows today?

The current surf forecast for Greenmeadows at 11PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
Afternoon (03 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (03 May)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
607
545
465
465
458
394
346
335
330
273
268
268
196
199
199
206
134
102
103
183
178
140
138
114
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:01PM2.96m
11:14AM2.85m
11:35PM2.88m
11:50AM2.74m
00:11AM2.77m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.41m
5:24PM0.39m
5:45AM0.50m
5:59PM0.50m
6:23AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:09
7:11
7:11
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5:31
5:30
5:29
5:28
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
12
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
19
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
10
11
11
9
9
10
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
Energy kJ
607
545
465
465
458
394
346
335
330
273
268
268
196
199
199
206
93
93
94
183
178
140
138
114
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
17
0.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
4
12
17
20
16
16
17
17
21
22
22
17
8
134
102
103
2
1
11
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
1
5
5
4
2
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.3
NW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.5
W
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.8
N
5
1.1
N
6
Energy kJ
2
2
11
25
26
24
20
1
1
1
9
1
2
9
33
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
78
44
20
0
0
0
13
44
211
113
13
0
0
0
0
13
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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