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Marokopa surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 12 Mar 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
18.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Marokopa today?

The current surf forecast for Marokopa at 7AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NNW
0.6
WSW
1
WSW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)13121212121213121211111012121099111356788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3762642512052021771932402592371721601041009688548732612034164011251125
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
10
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrossglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:16AM
2.23
4:47PM
2.11
5:42AM
2.17
6:20PM
2.10
7:06AM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00PM
0.97
10:43AM
1.10
11:15PM
1.06
12:06PM
1.11
12:36AM
1.02
1:21PM
1.00
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----7:15-------7:16-------7:16---
Sunset-------7:45-------7:44-------7:43
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------133212---1
Temp. °C141212101622222018181919202223222019201717201917
Feels °C (?)13111181320191816171919212325242321231615191716
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