Marokopa surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
21.0° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Marokopa today?

The current surf forecast for Marokopa at 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
1.5
NW
1.7
NNW
1.8
NNW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)101010101010999101010777151515151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)554460367331325231168164139120125100189244273283382568568561553530445418
Wind
(km/h)
0
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassonglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:15AM
2.32
7:35PM
2.28
8:14AM
2.41
8:33PM
2.37
9:05AM
2.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:52AM
0.87
1:28PM
0.97
1:51AM
0.83
2:26PM
0.89
2:44AM
0.73
3:15PM
0.76
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---6:11-------6:13-------6:13----
Sunset-------8:45-------8:45-------8:45
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------41361291341-11---
Temp. °C161516172024242119181717181920201818181820212018
Feels °C (?)171516172123232219191817181920201919191920201917
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