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 02			Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			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	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Back Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Greenmeadows Taranaki
Rating	0	3	2	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	2	1	0	1	2	1	3	4	1	4	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 WSW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.1 W	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.5 WNW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.0 W	0.7 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.5 W	1.1 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	13	11	12	11	12	6	14	14	13	12	12	12	10	20	19	11	10	15	6	13
Energy(?)	482	570	378	156	192	136	107	92	155	137	246	151	109	79	120	230	359	452	198	2083	372	423
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	on	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)			7:47PM 2.96	8:24AM 2.93		8:45PM 3.08	9:17AM 3.14		9:31PM 3.49	10:01AM 3.31		10:17PM 3.33	10:44AM 3.39		11:05PM 3.37	11:32AM 3.43		11:44PM 3.19	12:23PM 3.65		12:46AM 3.42
Low Tide / height (m)		1:47PM 0.79	2:12AM 0.42		2:34PM 0.41	3:01AM 0.06		3:24PM 0.14	3:51AM 0.11		4:12PM 0.00		4:32AM -0.17	4:51PM -0.07		5:20AM -0.14	6:25PM 0.55		6:12AM 0.18	6:40PM 0.32		7:02AM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	2	-	-	-	-	-	2
High °C	13	15	12	15	16	13	16	17	12	16	17	14	17	20	16	16	17	14	19	18	16	17
Low °C	13	13	11	13	15	13	15	14	12	14	16	13	15	19	16	16	16	14	18	17	15	17
Chill °C (?)	12	15	12	15	16	13	15	16	11	16	17	14	17	20	16	16	17	14	19	18	16	17
Sunrise	6:15	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:05
Sunset	-	8:00	-	-	8:01	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 WSW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.1 S	0.8 SW	0.5 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.3 S	0.6 NW	0.5 WNW	0.8 WSW	1.0 W	0.7 W	2.2 WSW	1.2 W	1.1 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	13	11	12	11	12	11	6	14	13	12	12	11	5	9	11	11	7	15	6	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WSW	0.2 N	0.8 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.1 SW	0.4 WSW	0.6 SW	0.6 WSW	0.3 SW	0.2 WNW	0.3 WSW	0.5 WNW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.3 W	0.4 SW	0.5 SW
Period (s)	15	8	6	6	5	16	16	15	14	6	5	5	12	12	10	11	8	18	10	10	14	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNW	1.1 W	0.3 N	-	0.5 NW	-	-	0.8 WNW	-	0.6 W	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	-	0.6 SW	1.5 W	0.5 NW
Period (s)	5	-	-	-	-	-	4	6	5	-	3	-	-	4	-	4	5	6	-	5	6	3

	Sunday 02							Monday 03								Tuesday 04
	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	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Karaka Street Wanganui-Manawatu	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	0.5 WSW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 WSW	1.1 W	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	6	16	12	15	15	15
Energy(?)	466	463	482	487	361	251	587	606	216	314	253	142	134	216	200	211	132	173	107	66	77	80
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	on	on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	on	on	on
Tide State(?)	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	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			7:30AM 2.72				7:59PM 2.90				8:30AM 2.91				8:47PM 3.11				9:19AM 3.33
Low Tide / height (m)	1:20AM 0.67				1:42PM 0.64				2:17AM 0.50				2:34PM 0.31				3:40AM 0.62				3:28PM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	14	13	13	13	14	12	11	11	11	14	15	16	15	13	13	11	11	15	16	16	14
Chill °C (?)	11	14	12	11	11	13	12	11	11	11	14	15	16	15	13	13	9	11	14	15	15	13
Sunrise	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:02
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 N	0.4 N	0.4 NNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	11	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	5	11	12	5	5	5
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.1 NW	0.3 N	0.2 NNE	0.2 N	0.5 WSW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 WSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.2 S	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	14	8	4	4	4	13	6	6	6	5	6	16	16	12	16	16	15	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.6 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 N	-	-	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.1 W	0.4 NNW	0.2 NNW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	5	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	4	4	6	4	4	-	-	-

	Sunday 02
	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	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Karaka Street Wanganui-Manawatu	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	0.9 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 W	1.2 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	5	12	12	12	13	12
Energy(?)	495	421	466	457	482	463	724	652	368	534	532	363	363	546	505	521	76	424	262	275	288	262
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)							7:41AM 2.67												7:52PM 3.13
Low Tide / height (m)	1:20AM 0.67												1:43PM 0.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	17	15	15	14	15	13	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	10	13	11	11	11	13	13	14	13	14	15	15	15	17	15	14	12	15	12	11	11	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:55	8:00	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	0.9 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.2 SSW	1.2 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	12	12	12	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 SW	0.2 NNW	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N
Period (s)	16	16	15	15	15	15	9	8	15	14	14	15	15	15	8	8	14	3	4	4	4	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.6 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.0 W	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	5	-	-	-	-	-