Surf Forecasts:
Weld Road surf forecast from 13 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 15 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period, WSW swell with 5,747 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 13 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Weld Road this week:
The surf forecast for Weld Road over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 1.6m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Weld Road in the next 16 days are 3.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Thu 13th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Sat 15th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Sat 15th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Weld Road over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's look at the next few weeks at Weld Road.
We've got a solid run of surf coming up, starting this Friday the 14th. The early part of the week is a bit of a write-off, with a weak and choppy 2.3ft swell on Thursday the 13th. Don't bother paddling out for that one – the energy is minimal (838) and the wind is messy.
From Friday morning though, things turn on. The wind clocks offshore from the southeast and we've got a clean 5.6ft swell with a 16-second period from the WSW. That's some proper groundswell energy (1912) and the wave comment tells us it's excellent for experienced surfers. The water temp is sitting at 57.4°, which is about average for this time of year – nothing wild, just a standard pre-dawn shiver.
The real standout is Saturday the 15th. The swell jumps to a clean 9.8ft from the WSW, with a period of 17 seconds. That's a lot of power (4924) and the wind is gentle and cross-offshore in the morning. This is the big session, but at this size (over 8ft), it's strictly for the experienced crew. Sunday the 16th keeps that 9.8ft size, but the wind is a fresh 35 km/h offshore from the SSE. It'll be clean but a battle to get out – the energy is right up at 5674.
We then ease through a great week of solid surf from Monday the 17th through Wednesday the 19th, with 8.2ft to 5.6ft swells, all clean and mostly offshore. Then on Thursday the 20th, we get a moment of pure magic – a glassy morning with a 6.2ft WSW groundswell (14 sec period). That is the pick of the calm days.
The surf then tapers off into the following week (from the 21st), with smaller, choppier conditions and onshore winds. A small, clean swell comes back on Sunday the 23rd with a 3.6ft swell and glassy morning conditions, but it’s small.
Looking way out to Friday the 28th, the models are hinting at a massive 13-16ft swell from the west. But with such a long-range call, we’ll call that a promising rumour for now. At those sizes, it's only for the very serious.
So your standout sessions are Saturday the 15th for the big wave crew, and Thursday the 20th for the perfect, glassy morning. Get on it. Give it heaps.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 755 | 1320 | 1517 | 1114 | 1904 | 4845 | 4323 | 3601 | 4019 | 3851 | 3406 | 2921 | 2550 | 1303 | 1487 | 1401 | 1756 | 1077 | 2291 | 1983 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:56AM3.16m | 10:18PM3.41m | 10:39AM3.22m | 11:00PM3.42m | 11:21AM3.21m | 11:39PM3.34m | 12:01PM3.13m | 00:18AM3.19m | 12:40PM3.00m | 00:57AM2.99m | 1:21PM2.83m | 1:37AM2.76m | 2:04PM2.64m | 2:22AM2.53m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM-0.01m | 4:34AM-0.04m | 4:49PM-0.04m | 5:17AM-0.05m | 5:31PM0.01m | 5:57AM0.03m | 6:12PM0.14m | 6:37AM0.18m | 6:53PM0.33m | 7:17AM0.37m | 7:35PM0.55m | 7:58AM0.58m | 8:21PM0.78m | ||||||||
 | |  |  | | | | |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 314 | 755 | 1320 | 1517 | 1114 | 1904 | 4845 | 4323 | 3601 | 4019 | 3851 | 3406 | 2921 | 2550 | 1303 | 1487 | 1401 | 1756 | 1077 | 2291 | 1983 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WNW 11 | W 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 6 | S 5 | WSW 9 | S 6 | SSE 9 | S 8 | WSW 17 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 316 | 700 | 476 | 203 | 759 | 80 | 79 | 202 | 477 | — | 75 | 343 | 52 | 9 | 207 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 708 | 113 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | N 5 | WSW 13 | W 19 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 208 | 29 | 67 | 192 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 8 | S 4 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 3 | — | — | SE 8 | — | S 3 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 117 | 40 | — | — | 6 | 71 | 28 | 314 | 8 | 1655 | 1270 | 3 | — | — | 16 | — | 7 | — | 108 | 233 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 113 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Weld Road surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the Weld Road Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Weld Road provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Weld Road can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Weld 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 (Weld 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 Weld 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.
Are you planning a holiday in Taranaki? If you are looking for accommodation near Weld Road, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Taranaki, consider staying in New Plymouth which is 38 km (24 miles) away.
Nearest