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Marokopa surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Marokopa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Marokopa sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 3.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Marokopa today?
The current surf forecast for Marokopa at 9AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Marokopa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 595 | 518 | 509 | 426 | 386 | 386 | 329 | 329 | 283 | 215 | 211 | 157 | 137 | 147 | 268 | 208 | 163 | 163 | 190 | 325 | 503 | 857 | 1057 | 2036 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:08AM 2.36 | 6:26PM 2.41 | 7:06AM 2.40 | 7:22PM 2.42 | 7:57AM 2.48 | 8:11PM 2.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:17PM 0.85 | 12:48AM 0.71 | 1:14PM 0.84 | 1:38AM 0.68 | 2:06PM 0.79 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 13 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
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