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Marokopa surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 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
19.9° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Marokopa today?
The current surf forecast for Marokopa at 4AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Marokopa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 268 | 208 | 163 | 161 | 156 | 226 | 595 | 437 | 1045 | 2011 | 2578 | 3373 | 6747 | 6871 | 6582 | 6060 | 5225 | 4346 | 3669 | 3151 | 2454 | 2149 | 1820 | 1619 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:22PM 2.42 | 7:57AM 2.48 | 8:11PM 2.46 | 8:43AM 2.58 | 8:57PM 2.53 | 9:25AM 2.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:38AM 0.68 | 2:06PM 0.79 | 2:25AM 0.63 | 2:53PM 0.72 | 3:08AM 0.57 | 3:35PM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 9 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
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