Greenmeadows surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Greenmeadows today?

The current surf forecast for Greenmeadows at 8PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (16 Apr)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (16 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
!
2
1
!
1
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
3
NW
2.1
WSW
2.5
W
3
NW
1.7
WSW
2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)101010111111111212121212121313981010811131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)353334883464349930732767256724832380216021512210221011161134646107588414471351777130619012084
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
35
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
30
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
N
20
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------
Sunset--5:53-------5:52-------5:51-----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---111---------171381477111
Temp. °C151515141415151516171716161617161616181817171414
Feels °C (?)777789101012121211111112111111121210111112
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