Marokopa surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 23 May 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Marokopa today?

The current surf forecast for Marokopa at 6AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (24 May)5ft (1.6m)18s
Evening (24 May)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
WSW
18
1.6
WSW
18
2.1
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
772
630
630
546
502
1005
1501
2505
2246
2164
1957
1743
1319
1159
1159
1028
768
649
563
520
451
417
421
421
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
E
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
NW
5
W
5
S
5
SE
5
E
0
E
0
SSW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:36AM2.66m
4:15PM2.44m
4:42AM2.59m
5:21PM2.45m
5:42AM2.57m
Low Tide
9:19PM0.60m
10:03AM0.58m
10:24PM0.68m
11:05AM0.60m
11:27PM0.70m
12:01PM0.57m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:10
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
13
17
19
16
13
12
11
10
11
15
15
11
11
10
10
11
12
15
15
13
13
13
11
9
11
15
18
15
11
10
9
8
9
14
14
10
10
9
10
11
12
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
WSW
18
1.6
WSW
18
2.1
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
Energy kJ
772
630
630
546
471
1005
1501
2505
2246
2164
1957
1743
1319
1159
1159
1028
768
649
563
520
451
417
421
421
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
10
0.5
W
21
0.8
WSW
19
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
19
0.2
W
19
0.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
12
11
11
227
502
449
330
2
1
1
1
7
29
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.2
W
22
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
11
37
11
5
6
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
8
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
21
14
5
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
87
55
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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