Marokopa surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.6° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Marokopa today?

The current surf forecast for Marokopa at 6AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (08 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (08 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212121212117777787712131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)205205205503202726374527574325214321242157967364382382376341816669658541
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:41AM
2.84
2:03PM
2.98
2:27AM
2.70
2:47PM
2.79
3:14AM
2.55
3:33PM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:41PM
0.19
7:54AM
0.28
8:26PM
0.33
8:40AM
0.45
9:12PM
0.48
9:28AM
0.64
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise---6:05-------6:07-------6:07----
Sunset-------8:47-------8:46-------8:46
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171817171721201917151718192121191818181820212220
Feels °C (?)171716161619181716141617182019191919191920212220
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