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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	Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Fri
	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	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Arawhata Taranaki	Karaka Street Wanganui-Manawatu	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	2	3	3	3	3	3	0	3	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	1	3	3	1	2	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.4 SW	1.2 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 WSW	0.3 SW	0.5 W	4.0 N	4.0 NNW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	13	12	13	12	13	14	13	14	13	14	13	13	12	12	15	14	15	11	11
Energy(?)	529	352	560	508	525	657	479	490	830	666	1025	756	853	382	352	152	175	535	55	149	4086	3684
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- on	off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	off	off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)	11:30AM 3.38		11:52PM 3.31	12:05PM 3.66		12:31AM 3.30	12:49PM 3.29		1:13AM 3.21		1:32PM 3.12	1:59AM 3.05		2:21PM 2.89	2:52AM 2.85		3:19PM 2.65	3:58AM 2.65	4:08AM 2.92	4:52PM 2.84		5:40AM 2.86
Low Tide / height (m)		5:45PM -0.11		6:01AM 0.15	6:24PM -0.09		6:43AM 0.04		7:06PM 0.02	7:29AM 0.17		7:51PM 0.20	8:18AM 0.37		8:43PM 0.42	9:20AM 0.91		9:45PM 0.64	10:33AM 1.08		11:01PM 0.79	11:57AM 1.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	3	5	2	10	3
High °C	20	21	15	19	19	16	18	19	16	20	23	18	22	19	19	19	18	18	15	18	19	20
Low °C	17	19	14	17	19	14	16	18	15	19	20	16	17	19	17	17	17	16	14	17	18	19
Chill °C (?)	20	21	14	19	19	16	18	19	16	20	23	18	22	19	19	19	18	18	15	18	18	20
Sunrise	7:24	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:31
Sunset	-	7:37	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:32	-	-	7:29	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:29	-	-	7:22	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.4 SW	1.2 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 N	0.3 SW	0.5 W	1.2 NW	0.4 WSW
Period (s)	12	11	11	13	12	13	12	13	14	13	14	13	14	13	13	12	12	7	14	15	15	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.2 W	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.8 WSW	0.2 NNW	0.6 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 W	0.7 WSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.7 N	0.9 WSW	0.2 W	0.3 SW	0.6 WSW	-
Period (s)	8	8	7	15	14	14	14	13	4	6	18	16	12	12	5	5	6	15	16	14	13	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 S	1.2 S	1.4 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 S	0.5 S	-	0.4 SW	-	-	0.4 SW	-	0.3 NNE	0.6 N	-	0.2 N	0.3 SE	-	0.3 E	0.4 ESE	4.0 N	4.0 NNW
Period (s)	5	6	7	6	5	3	-	2	-	-	6	-	4	5	-	11	2	-	2	3	11	11

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	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Graveyards 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	Weld Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	0	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.7 SW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14
Energy(?)	529	384	495	243	515	560	647	576	508	521	525	516	541	657	647	537	705	1027	490	445	690	537
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	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	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		11:30AM 3.38				11:52PM 3.31				12:10PM 3.39				12:31AM 3.30				12:49PM 3.29
Low Tide / height (m)				5:43PM 0.10				6:02AM -0.02				6:24PM -0.09				6:42AM 0.25					7:06PM 0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	20	21	20	15	15	14	14	17	18	19	19	16	15	15	14	16	18	19	20	15	16
Chill °C (?)	17	20	21	20	14	14	13	13	17	18	19	19	16	15	15	14	16	18	19	20	14	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:32	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.7 SW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 S	0.8 S	1.1 S	0.4 SSW	1.3 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.3 S	1.1 S	0.9 SSE	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	-	0.3 S	-	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	-	-
Period (s)	5	5	5	6	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	4	4	3	3	-	4	-	2	3	-	-

	Friday 20	Saturday 21
	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Graveyards 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	Weld Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	0	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	1.2 WSW	0.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	11
Energy(?)	549	414	529	253	390	384	353	353	352	345	344	474	483	506	515	231	548	536	241	326	647	303
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)					11:30AM 3.38												11:52PM 3.31
Low Tide / height (m)											5:45PM -0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	16	17	18	19	20	20	20	21	19	20	19	17	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	15
Chill °C (?)	14	15	17	18	19	20	20	20	21	18	20	19	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14
Sunrise	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	1.2 WSW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	12	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.6 WSW	0.2 W	0.6 WSW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	7	7	7	14	7	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 S	0.8 SSE	0.8 S	0.3 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	0.5 S	1.4 SSE	1.1 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	1.3 S	-
Period (s)	6	5	5	3	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	3	7	7	8	8	7	-