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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	Tue		Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tue
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Awakino River Mouth Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Karaka Street Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Back Beach Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki
Rating	3	1	0	4	4	0	0	4	3	4	4	4	3	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 WSW	1.2 W	1.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 W	0.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	2.1 W
Period(s) (?)	12	10	12	13	13	12	12	13	9	9	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	5	14	13	9
Energy(?)	662	307	419	814	933	720	960	1350	1680	1108	1826	1385	910	491	380	320	218	180	32	27	374	836
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross- off	on	cross	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	off	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		2:15AM 2.80		2:46PM 3.23	3:10AM 2.64		3:31PM 2.76		4:10AM 2.81	4:37PM 2.03		5:01AM 2.56	5:27PM 2.46		6:17AM 2.42	6:35PM 2.48		7:23AM 1.89		7:36PM 2.77	8:15AM 2.82
Low Tide / height (m)		8:13PM 0.35	8:29AM 0.42		9:08PM 0.49	9:19AM 0.80		10:02PM 0.91	10:20AM 1.02		11:04PM 0.71	11:14AM 1.00		11:52PM 0.71	12:26PM 0.88		12:58AM 0.99		1:30PM 1.09	1:56AM 0.93		2:09PM 0.80
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	-	-	2	4
High °C	22	18	20	19	16	20	21	15	20	20	13	19	19	17	19	19	18	19	22	18	19	19
Low °C	21	16	19	18	15	19	17	12	17	18	12	18	19	15	18	19	17	18	21	17	18	18
Chill °C (?)	22	18	20	19	15	20	21	14	20	20	11	19	19	17	19	19	18	19	22	18	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-
Sunset	8:39	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:44	-	-	8:44	-	-	8:44	-	-	8:45
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	1.2 W	1.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	2.1 W
Period (s)	12	10	12	13	13	12	15	13	13	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	9	14	13	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 W	0.1 NW	0.6 WNW	0.1 NW	1.1 SW	1.0 WSW	0.1 NW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.3 NNW	0.2 WSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 N	1.4 NNW
Period (s)	10	13	9	13	6	7	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	4	16	16	14	12	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	-	-	1.4 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.6 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.9 SSE	-	-	0.4 NNW	-	0.4 NW	0.6 W	0.7 WNW	1.5 NW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	8	-	-	12	7	9	9	8	7	6	-	-	4	-	4	5	5	6	-

	Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10								Thursday 11								Friday 12
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Awakino River Mouth Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Punihos Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Awakino River Mouth Taranaki
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	1	4	4	3	4	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 W	1.2 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.1 W
Period(s) (?)	12	11	12	12	11	12	10	13	14	13	13	12	13	13	12	15	12	14	14	13	8	14
Energy(?)	869	795	801	582	593	564	229	506	738	137	1098	1134	811	1002	1050	1142	960	248	1116	1350	1420	815
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	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
High Tide / height (m)					2:15AM 2.80				2:46PM 3.23				3:01AM 2.56				3:40PM 3.05					4:04AM 2.49
Low Tide / height (m)			8:13PM 0.35				8:24AM 0.39				9:08PM 0.49				9:25AM 0.59					10:02PM 0.91
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	21	19	18	17	17	20	20	20	19	16	15	14	15	19	20	21	17	15	14	14	12
Chill °C (?)	21	21	19	18	17	17	20	20	20	19	15	14	14	15	19	20	21	16	13	12	12	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50
Sunset	-	8:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:40	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 W	1.2 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.2 NNW	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	12	11	12	12	11	12	10	13	14	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	15	14	14	13	16	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 W	0.4 NW	1.3 WSW	0.7 SW	0.2 WNW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.1 NW	0.5 S	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	-	1.1 W
Period (s)	10	10	10	9	9	9	13	9	8	8	8	7	5	8	6	15	16	5	16	16	-	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 WSW	1.0 W	0.8 SW	1.6 WSW	0.9 SW	-	-	0.9 SW	1.4 WSW	0.4 W	1.4 SW	2.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	5	4	7	5	-	-	6	12	3	5	7	8	-

	Tuesday 09	Wednesday 10
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Awakino River Mouth Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Punihos Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Awakino River Mouth Taranaki
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	1	4	4	3	4	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	0.9 W	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.0 W	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.8 W	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 W
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	11	11	10	12	12	11	10	11	11	11	10	11	12	12	10
Energy(?)	906	890	869	627	824	756	374	652	641	210	832	699	530	526	593	505	390	144	428	453	419	235
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross	on	cross	on	cross	cross- on	cross	off	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	glass	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)														2:06AM 2.72
Low Tide / height (m)								8:16PM 0.67												8:30AM 0.74
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	21	22	22	21	19	19	19	19	17	18	18	16	15	17	17	16	16	18	18	19	21
Chill °C (?)	21	21	22	22	21	19	19	19	19	17	18	18	16	15	17	17	16	16	18	18	19	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	0.9 W	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.0 W	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.8 W	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	11	11	10	12	12	11	10	11	11	11	10	11	12	12	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.1 S	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 W
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	7	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	5	9	9	9	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 WNW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-