Taranaki Surf

Detailed Taranaki surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Taranaki. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Taranaki. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Taranaki over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Taranaki and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Taranaki Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Taranaki Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Taranaki coastline are also listed below.

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	Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sun
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Nukumaru Rock Wanganui-Manawatu	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	0	4	0	4	4	4	4	4	3	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WSW	2.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	3.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	8	10
Energy(?)	1768	1981	545	1873	1890	1027	1566	1465	833	435	364	350	143	211	133	134	116	163	152	281	859	2646
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	off	cross	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)		1:28PM 2.82	1:49AM 2.74		2:05PM 2.80	3:10AM 2.41		2:44PM 2.42	3:14AM 2.38		3:36PM 1.85		4:25AM 2.28	4:56PM 2.17		5:51AM 2.22	6:29PM 2.16		7:16AM 2.66		7:45PM 2.30	8:16AM 2.51
Low Tide / height (m)			7:44PM 0.42	8:07AM 0.78		9:07PM 1.00	8:45AM 0.78		9:04PM 0.81	9:35AM 0.97		10:03PM 0.99	10:51AM 1.15		11:24PM 1.11	12:16PM 1.16		12:47AM 1.06		1:32PM 1.03	1:53AM 0.90
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	9	-	-	-	1
High °C	18	20	15	18	18	16	18	19	18	18	20	14	18	20	17	18	19	17	16	17	16	18
Low °C	17	18	13	17	18	14	15	19	15	17	20	10	16	18	16	18	18	14	16	16	15	17
Chill °C (?)	17	20	14	18	18	15	18	19	18	18	20	14	18	20	16	17	19	16	14	16	14	17
Sunrise	7:13	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20
Sunset	-	7:52	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:51	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:45	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WSW	2.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.2 N	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	4	22	20
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 NW	0.1 S	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	1.0 S	0.7 S	0.7 SSE	0.4 N	0.3 NNW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 NNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 WSW	0.3 N	0.2 W	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW
Period (s)	-	11	15	11	10	10	7	6	5	6	5	9	9	11	6	6	5	4	4	24	14	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.5 W	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	0.4 S	1.3 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.9 SSE	-	-	0.4 NE	0.2 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	3.5 WSW
Period (s)	6	5	7	6	5	8	6	6	5	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	8	10

	Sunday 08							Monday 09								Tuesday 10
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Nukumaru Rock Wanganui-Manawatu	Awakino River Mouth Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki
Rating	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	0.7 SW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.4 W	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	2396	2349	2213	1755	1750	378	1990	1828	1953	2254	394	935	1861	1730	1727	1605	1807	1831	1061	1384	1175	1032
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	1:13AM 2.89				1:29PM 2.98				1:49AM 2.74				2:11PM 2.70				2:36AM 2.63				2:52PM 2.49
Low Tide / height (m)			7:27AM 0.39				7:44PM 0.42				8:01AM 0.41				8:28PM 0.64				8:56AM 1.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	13	17	18	18	18	14	13	13	15	17	18	18	18	16	14	14	15	15	18	19	19
Chill °C (?)	13	13	17	17	17	18	14	13	13	15	16	18	18	18	15	12	13	14	14	18	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	7:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	0.7 SW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.4 W	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	-	0.2 NNW	0.1 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 NW	0.4 NW	0.1 S	0.3 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.5 NW	0.4 NW	1.3 S	1.2 S	0.5 NNW	0.9 SSE	0.4 NW	0.4 NW
Period (s)	-	6	6	-	11	15	5	5	11	11	15	10	10	10	10	10	7	7	10	6	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.4 W	-	-	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.2 W	-	0.7 SW	0.8 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.5 S	1.7 SSE	1.5 SSE	0.4 SE	1.1 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.9 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	-	6	5	6	-	-	5	5	6	-	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6

	Sunday 08
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Nukumaru Rock Wanganui-Manawatu	Awakino River Mouth Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki
Rating	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	0.7 SW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.6 W	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Energy(?)	2396	2396	2396	1908	1807	328	2243	2243	2213	2210	477	1230	2212	2256	2225	2052	2052	2057	1457	2060	2061	1898
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	1:13AM 2.89												1:36PM 2.90
Low Tide / height (m)							7:27AM 0.39												7:54PM 0.65
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	13	16	16	16	14	15	17	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	17
Chill °C (?)	13	13	13	15	15	16	14	15	17	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:55	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.1 W	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.6 W	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	6	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.7 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 WSW	0.1 S	0.1 NW	-	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	6	6	15	6	6	6	6	15	11	-	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.2 W	-	0.6 NNW	-	-	-	-	1.3 W	-	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	6	-	4	-	-	-	-	6	-	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6