Marokopa surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
13.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Marokopa today?

The current surf forecast for Marokopa at 10AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)8ft (2.4m)13s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
W
2.2
WSW
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
WSW
3
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)1389881313131313131316141414910111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)298312081730164214071319218721592548308823432160258121143119212817292385345943493301279845722568
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:15AM
2.32
5:05PM
2.46
5:47AM
2.34
6:25PM
2.55
6:58AM
2.46
7:25PM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:38AM
0.78
11:28PM
0.80
11:56AM
0.74
12:41AM
0.68
1:02PM
0.61
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
Sunrise--6:20-------6:18-------6:16-----
Sunset-----6:10-------6:12-------6:13--
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11-------------112881---
Temp. °C121313151513131414131415151414131314141413121211
Feels °C (?)89101313121213131313121211109910101211997
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Marokopa (fresh winds from the SW at Port Taharoa Automatic Weather Station 16 km from Marokopa). 2.8m 8s swell from the WSW with a 1.2m 13s groundswell, also from the WSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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16 km away, 58 min ago

35 km/h
SW
0.0
13.7
Air / Water (°C)
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