Greenmeadows surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 19 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 4AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (19 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.8
SE
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)77777777777777777761313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)603581537482437446620687588373335335353430397485428251236175172170167124
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
2.79
11:24AM
2.96
11:39PM
2.88
11:59AM
3.05
12:15AM
2.94
12:33PM
3.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:12AM
0.36
5:35PM
0.36
5:47AM
0.26
6:11PM
0.27
6:23AM
0.20
6:47PM
0.21
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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Sunset-------8:51-------8:50-------8:50
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151414141516172017161515161818171717161618212121
Feels °C (?)77788910131111109101314131313131215171720
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