Greenmeadows surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 12 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Greenmeadows today?

The current surf forecast for Greenmeadows at 12AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)--
Afternoon (13 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (13 May)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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)
1
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1019
1064
403
341
636
626
658
680
647
555
494
501
465
534
1193
853
832
822
801
631
553
469
463
456
Wind (km/h)
15
W
5
NNE
10
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:18PM2.49m
6:38AM2.69m
7:12PM2.69m
7:29AM2.88m
8:01PM2.90m
8:18AM3.05m
Low Tide
00:29AM0.69m
1:01PM0.46m
1:22AM0.51m
1:50PM0.26m
2:11AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
12
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
9
11
12
12
10
9
8
5
5
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
1019
1064
238
207
636
626
658
680
647
555
494
501
465
382
1193
853
832
822
801
631
553
469
463
456
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
26
0.2
WSW
24
0.3
WSW
24
0.4
WSW
22
0.5
WSW
21
0.6
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
5
1
403
341
26
57
108
185
260
264
480
460
404
534
333
8
15
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.7
WSW
18
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
6
2
9
6
6
6
5
5
17
6
5
5
276
7
7
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
6
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SSE
3
1
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
Energy kJ
83
2
7
39
80
86
90
90
101
97
100
80
47
32
18
17
26
46
64
51
41
24
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
78
0
0
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
23
42
42
0
42
42
44
42
42
42
0
0
0
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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