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Marokopa surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 17 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 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Marokopa today?
The current surf forecast for Marokopa at 9AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Marokopa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2578 | 3373 | 6312 | 6423 | 6040 | 5858 | 5225 | 4245 | 3578 | 3063 | 2380 | 2149 | 1820 | 1487 | 1266 | 1151 | 1114 | 1096 | 1077 | 365 | 341 | 302 | 413 | 997 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:43AM 2.58 | 8:57PM 2.53 | 9:25AM 2.68 | 9:39PM 2.60 | 10:04AM 2.76 | 10:19PM 2.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:25AM 0.63 | 2:53PM 0.72 | 3:08AM 0.57 | 3:35PM 0.64 | 3:49AM 0.50 | 4:16PM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
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