Greenmeadows surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Greenmeadows today?

The current surf forecast for Greenmeadows at 12AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
6
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
121
113
171
392
160
144
140
316
312
225
215
212
170
176
298
627
683
656
621
553
434
414
414
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
W
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:23PM2.57m
2:59AM2.63m
3:38PM2.40m
4:18AM2.52m
5:02PM2.36m
5:38AM2.53m
Low Tide
8:42PM0.68m
9:31AM0.75m
10:00PM0.81m
10:53AM0.80m
11:21PM0.82m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:44
5:43
5:42
5:39
Temp °C
13
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
17
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
8
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
78
109
113
171
392
133
127
127
316
312
225
215
212
170
147
298
627
683
656
154
168
136
414
414
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
13
0.2
SSE
8
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.2
S
8
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SW
20
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
SW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
Energy kJ
123
121
105
113
6
160
144
140
5
1
2
15
74
9
25
164
621
553
434
120
79
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
N
13
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
N
13
0.1
S
8
0.1
N
13
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
3
6
6
6
3
1
3
1
1
124
176
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.7
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
Energy kJ
142
84
44
24
14
7
4
2
1
1
24
43
80
107
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
42
42
0
0
0
0
0
6
44
23
0
0
0
0
42
47
44
44
44
13
46
39
13
78
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
6
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
5
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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