Greenmeadows surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 01 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
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Greenmeadows today?

The current surf forecast for Greenmeadows at 7AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
888
888
734
734
745
745
669
700
663
682
682
691
682
663
607
472
465
465
458
394
346
335
330
273
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:54PM2.98m
10:06AM2.95m
10:27PM2.99m
10:40AM2.92m
11:01PM2.96m
11:14AM2.85m
Low Tide
4:02AM0.33m
4:17PM0.25m
4:36AM0.35m
4:50PM0.30m
5:10AM0.41m
5:24PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:32
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
12
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
12
9
9
8
8
9
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
10
11
9
9
9
11
12
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
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
Energy kJ
888
888
734
734
745
745
669
700
663
682
682
691
682
663
607
472
465
465
458
394
346
335
330
273
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
10
0.7
WSW
5
0.9
SW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
3
2
25
49
65
52
41
26
14
8
3
4
3
9
12
17
15
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
0.7
W
4
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
Energy kJ
4
17
50
82
28
7
2
2
17
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
23
13
39
0
0
0
0
0
44
78
113
0
0
0
0
13
44
238
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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