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Greenmeadows surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
19.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Greenmeadows today?

The current surf forecast for Greenmeadows at 2AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)887777788877777777777767
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)789762482450450594705902750551482353326316363527545319243220205222161195
Wind
(km/h)
40
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:25PM
2.67
10:48AM
2.83
11:03PM
2.79
11:24AM
2.96
11:39PM
2.88
11:59AM
3.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:34AM
0.48
4:58PM
0.49
5:12AM
0.36
5:35PM
0.36
5:47AM
0.26
6:11PM
0.27
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---6:16-------6:16-------6:18----
Sunset-------8:51-------8:51-------8:50
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------23
Temp. °C161413141516171614141414151718181715141415161615
Feels °C (?)9756789877879111111119989131312
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