Greenmeadows surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 12 Mar 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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Greenmeadows today?

The current surf forecast for Greenmeadows at 12PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (12 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
SSE
2.5
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212121412111212121212111112131377787910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)177142140137147184104116114939065515188114145288455526749403573874
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glassononcrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25AM
2.21
4:58PM
2.11
5:54AM
2.13
6:37PM
2.09
7:26AM
2.22
7:58PM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:47AM
1.17
11:28PM
1.14
12:25PM
1.19
1:02AM
1.10
1:48PM
1.05
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
Sunrise--7:16-------7:18-------7:18-----
Sunset-----7:50-------7:47-------7:45--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1182---13--
Temp. °C141417191917171818192123242019181716151514141514
Feels °C (?)1312161717161617181821232420201715141010891111
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