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Marokopa surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 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
20.6° C
(Which is 3.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Marokopa today?
The current surf forecast for Marokopa at 3AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Marokopa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2244 | 902 | 711 | 606 | 606 | 606 | 606 | 848 | 771 | 722 | 710 | 710 | 669 | 518 | 509 | 433 | 386 | 386 | 329 | 329 | 261 | 256 | 215 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- on | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:26PM 2.56 | 5:05AM 2.37 | 5:27PM 2.46 | 6:08AM 2.36 | 6:26PM 2.41 | 7:06AM 2.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:55PM 0.66 | 11:16AM 0.80 | 11:52PM 0.71 | 12:17PM 0.85 | 12:48AM 0.71 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 21 |
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