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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	Thursday 01			Friday 02			Saturday 03			Sunday 04			Monday 05			Tuesday 06			Wednesday 07			Thu
	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	Back Beach Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Awakino River Mouth Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	0	2	1	0	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	3	2	0	2	0	0	2	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.5 W	0.4 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 SW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 W	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	15	14	13	12	10	12	12	18	16	16	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	482	514	350	192	288	237	434	480	680	599	521	533	227	509	328	223	316	157	112	144	244	167
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross	cross	glass
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	4	1	-	-	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	18	17	18	18	16	18	19	16	19	20	16	20	21	17	19	20	17	19	19	15	19
Low °C	18	18	16	18	17	15	18	19	15	18	19	15	20	20	16	18	19	16	18	18	15	17
Chill °C (?)	18	17	16	18	18	16	18	19	15	19	20	16	20	21	17	19	20	17	19	19	14	19
Sunrise	6:01	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:07
Sunset	-	8:53	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:47	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:53	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	0.5 WSW	1.5 W	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 SW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.6 W	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.7 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	8	13	8	7	6	7	12	10	12	12	11	11	16	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	6	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.8 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.9 SW	0.2 NNW	0.2 N	0.2 NNW	0.1 NW	0.4 SW	0.2 NNW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW
Period (s)	13	16	6	6	14	13	7	12	20	18	18	16	11	11	15	4	15	14	6	14	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 NNW	1.9 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 S	1.4 SSE	1.1 S	0.9 S	0.5 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 SW	-	-
Period (s)	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	6	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-

	Thursday 01					Friday 02								Saturday 03								Sun
	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	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Back Beach Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki
Rating	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 WNW	1.8 NW	1.4 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.3 WNW	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 S	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	10	12	7	12	12
Energy(?)	95	455	411	428	331	350	369	213	138	170	176	257	236	320	227	252	294	572	744	545	690	680
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	on	on	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	1	-	-
Temp. °C	21	18	18	18	17	16	15	16	18	19	18	17	16	16	15	15	18	18	19	19	16	15
Chill °C (?)	21	18	18	18	16	15	14	16	18	19	18	17	16	16	14	14	18	18	19	19	15	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	0.4 WSW	1.4 W	1.5 W	0.2 WSW	1.5 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 WSW	0.8 W	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW
Period (s)	8	13	8	8	12	8	8	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	12	12	10	12	10	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.2 WSW	0.9 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.1 SW	0.8 NNW	0.2 WSW	0.5 NNW	0.5 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.5 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.7 SW	1.0 S	0.6 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW
Period (s)	8	11	7	7	16	6	12	7	7	6	14	14	14	13	13	7	7	12	7	12	20	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 NNW	1.8 NW	-	-	1.5 W	-	1.3 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 S	1.4 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.4 SSE
Period (s)	3	8	-	-	8	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	7	7	7	7

	Thursday 01	Friday 02
	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	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Back Beach Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki
Rating	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.9 NW	1.1 WNW	1.8 NW	1.9 WNW	1.4 W	1.5 W	2.0 W	1.5 W	1.7 WSW	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7
Energy(?)	86	555	482	482	186	525	178	769	514	401	447	684	410	568	430	422	380	419	391	377	324	307
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross	cross	on	cross	cross- on	on	cross	on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	1	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	18	18	18	21	18	20	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	17	18	18	17	21	17	20	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Sunrise	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.2 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.2 WSW	1.4 W	0.5 WSW	1.4 W	1.5 W	0.5 WSW	1.5 W	1.7 WSW	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	13	13	13	8	13	8	8	13	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.2 S	0.2 WSW	0.2 S	0.9 NNW	0.2 WSW	0.9 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.2 WSW	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.5 NNW
Period (s)	8	14	13	13	8	16	8	7	16	7	7	16	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NNW	1.2 NNW	1.2 NNW	1.2 NNW	1.1 WNW	1.9 NW	1.1 WNW	1.8 NW	1.9 WNW	-	-	2.0 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW
Period (s)	3	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	6