Marokopa surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 17 May 2026 NZST
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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
17.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Marokopa today?

The current surf forecast for Marokopa at 2PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (17 May)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (17 May)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
18
1.1
W
18
1.2
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
509
759
919
1223
1042
1016
1003
806
619
508
501
384
407
282
219
215
219
269
575
457
392
400
400
389
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
0
SW
5
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:33AM3.16m
10:01PM3.27m
10:22AM3.15m
10:49PM3.27m
11:11AM3.07m
11:39PM3.20m
Low Tide
3:27AM0.06m
3:48PM-0.06m
4:16AM0.02m
4:36PM-0.04m
5:07AM0.05m
5:27PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
8
8
10
14
16
14
13
11
10
10
12
15
17
14
13
12
11
10
11
15
16
12
11
11
5
5
8
12
14
12
11
8
7
7
10
13
15
12
11
10
9
8
9
14
15
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
W
18
1.2
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
Energy kJ
347
759
919
1223
1042
1016
1003
806
619
508
501
384
407
282
219
215
219
269
575
457
392
400
400
389
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
18
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.2
W
19
0.3
W
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
17
0.7
WSW
13
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
509
297
205
9
9
8
29
64
104
156
210
149
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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