Greenmeadows surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am 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 4PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (01 May)5ft (1.6m)13s

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 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
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
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1159
1126
1110
929
888
888
784
734
745
659
669
700
752
682
682
785
682
663
561
472
465
465
458
451
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SW
5
SW
0
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:32AM2.94m
9:54PM2.98m
10:06AM2.95m
10:27PM2.99m
10:40AM2.92m
11:01PM2.96m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.24m
4:02AM0.33m
4:17PM0.25m
4:36AM0.35m
4:50PM0.30m
5:10AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:34
5:32
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
9
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
12
12
11
11
11
7
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
10
11
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
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
1.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1159
1126
1110
929
888
888
784
734
745
659
669
700
752
682
682
785
682
663
561
472
465
465
458
451
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.7
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
Energy kJ
8
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
23
40
49
49
49
32
20
10
7
4
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
4
5
6
6
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
6
0.5
W
3
0.2
W
4
Energy kJ
15
48
62
4
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
78
44
20
0
0
0
0
13
151
39
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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