Stent Road Surf Forecast

/ Taranaki (31 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (39.22° S 173.78° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Stent Road surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 NZDT

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Stent Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Stent Road sea temperature is 15.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Stent Road this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Stent Road in the next 12 days are 4.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 22) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 21) at 1PM.

Wave Type	Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	-	-
Best Surf	-	-
Most Powerful	1PM (Wed 22nd Oct)	13ft (4.0m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stent Road over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.
	Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	0	0	5	4	5	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	W	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	NW	NW
Period(s) (?)	13	11	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	8	12	13	13	9	11
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	2753	2609	6912	6586	6610	4123	3289	3594	4232	4879	4536	2980	1680	1247	693	864	636	1491	772	1747	3712
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	W	W	WNW	N	N	NNW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	W	NNW	N	NNW	NW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross	cross	cross	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	10:26AM 3.02		10:38PM 3.03	10:58AM 3.06		11:10PM 3.02	11:30AM 3.06		11:42PM 2.97	12:02PM 3.00		12:15AM 2.87	12:36PM 2.91		12:50AM 2.75		1:13PM 2.78	1:28AM 2.60		1:54PM 2.63	2:11AM 2.45
Low Tide / height (m)		4:34PM 0.31		4:49AM 0.21	5:07PM 0.31		5:21AM 0.24	5:40PM 0.35		5:53AM 0.31	6:13PM 0.44		6:26AM 0.42	6:48PM 0.55		7:02AM 0.55		7:27PM 0.69	7:41AM 0.69		8:11PM 0.83

	Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27
Sunrise	6:31	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:22	-	-
Sunset	-	7:47	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:51	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:54	-

Rain (mm)	-	9	2	-	-	-	-	2	8	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	13	5	4
Temp. °C	16	16	15	14	14	16	17	17	15	13	13	12	14	14	13	14	15	15	15	17	16
Feels °C (?)	12	10	13	10	11	13	13	12	13	7	7	6	9	9	8	9	10	8	7	11	13

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at Stent Road (fresh winds from the NNW at NewPlymouthAero Aws 42 km from Stent Road). 2.7m 8s swell from the WNW with a 1.9m 13s groundswell from the WSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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42 km away, 51 min ago

35 km/h

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15.1

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Information about the Stent Road Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Stent Road provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Stent Road can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Stent Road surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Stent Road) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Stent Road may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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