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Marokopa surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 20 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
21.2° C
 (Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Marokopa today?

The current surf forecast for Marokopa at 5PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.9
WSW
1
W
Period(s) (?)121212141414141313131313131212122121212020191818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1061081102031911861861831801781751341301019898144144218373373365528639
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
10
E
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:41AM
3.02
11:56PM
2.86
12:16PM
3.06
12:32AM
2.88
12:51PM
3.07
1:10AM
2.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:53PM
0.29
6:04AM
0.22
6:30PM
0.23
6:41AM
0.21
7:08PM
0.21
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:20-------6:22
Sunset---8:44-------8:43-------8:43----
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
268621--662--1------1-11
Temp. °C161515151516171817171818191920192121202019191918
Feels °C (?)131212121214141414141514161518202422202018191918
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