Marokopa surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Marokopa today?

The current surf forecast for Marokopa at 6PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
18
1.2
SW
13
1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
655
534
632
634
705
1451
1811
1743
1772
1463
1442
1442
1295
1222
1018
1002
987
1002
820
845
1397
1379
1275
1072
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:37AM2.85m
9:00PM2.89m
9:12AM2.88m
9:34PM2.94m
9:47AM2.88m
10:08PM2.96m
Low Tide
2:49PM0.27m
3:09AM0.35m
3:25PM0.25m
3:46AM0.34m
4:00PM0.26m
4:21AM0.36m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:34
5:32
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
14
18
20
17
12
11
10
10
10
15
16
12
12
11
11
10
11
14
14
12
11
10
10
9
14
17
19
15
9
8
7
8
8
14
15
11
12
10
10
9
10
13
13
11
10
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
Energy kJ
501
479
632
634
705
1451
1811
1743
1772
1463
1442
1442
1295
1222
1018
1002
987
1002
820
845
1397
1379
1275
1072
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.5
W
17
0.6
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
655
534
193
193
223
146
229
390
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
7
Energy kJ
183
31
34
39
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
147
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
4
6
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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