Kina Road surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 26 Jul 2025 NZST
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Kina Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kina Road sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kina Road today?

The current surf forecast for Kina Road at 11AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Evening (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tue
29
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WNW
0.9
NW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.2
WSW
0.7
NW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.7
W
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)11810111811151616161510141414131313151414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)12116212310657158101168167245164179203279164218181177165124115138125129
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:38AM
3.22
10:57PM
3.41
11:17AM
3.19
11:36PM
3.34
11:55AM
3.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:30AM
0.38
4:47PM
0.33
5:12AM
0.38
5:27PM
0.37
5:53AM
0.42
6:05PM
0.46
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tue
29
Sunrise--7:33-------7:33-------7:31-----
Sunset----5:28-------5:29-------5:30---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101012131413131313121314141314131211121414131314
Feels °C (?)77910121111101191011111011977788768
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Kina Road (calm at Waiongana wx 47 km from Kina Road). 0.4m 10s swell from the WNW with a 0.2m 12s groundswell from the WSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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0 km/h
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0.0
14.9
Air / Water (°C)
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