Kina Road Surf Forecast

/ Taranaki (31 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Kina Road surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 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 13.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kina Road today?

The current surf forecast for Kina Road at 8PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (16 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (16 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

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	Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Friday 19
	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	14	14	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	16	14	14	13
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	2127	2874	2662	2249	2557	2570	2238	2120	1438	1630	1519	2067	2667	4618	5425	6754	3245	2947	2940	3187	4558	4121	3604	3253
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		5:19PM 2.67				5:50AM 2.59					6:33PM 2.78				6:58AM 2.70				7:29PM 2.92				7:53AM 2.84
Low Tide / height (m)				11:35PM 1.04					12:09PM 1.01				12:49AM 0.91				1:15PM 0.83				1:44AM 0.72

	Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Friday 19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-
Sunset	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	8	-	1	1	1	1	1	3	5	2
Temp. °C	14	13	13	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	9	8
Feels °C (?)	11	10	11	11	10	10	10	8	7	7	6	6	5	7	11	10	7	5	6	5	6	4	3	1

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki

Wind Update Onshore wind has changed to cross-on at Kina Road (light winds from the NNW at HaweraAws 50 km from Kina Road). 2.3m 7s swell from the W with a 1.3m 13s groundswell from the WSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 2 minutes ago Kina Road

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50 km away, 1 h 2 min ago

15 km/h

NNW

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13.8

Air / Water (°C)

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