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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	Monday 05			Tuesday 06			Wednesday 07			Thursday 08			Friday 09			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Mon
	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	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Karaka Street Wanganui-Manawatu	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	0	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.0 SW	0.7 SW	0.5 W	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 W	1.7 W	2.5 W
Period(s) (?)	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	7	11	5	7	6	6	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	10
Energy(?)	417	547	327	221	245	170	154	192	200	216	22	268	296	636	454	896	1207	677	752	887	824	1333
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross	cross	glass	cross	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	11:58AM 3.36		12:25AM 3.45	12:47PM 3.64		12:57AM 2.95		1:26PM 3.19	1:54AM 3.23		2:13PM 3.33	2:27AM 2.70		2:55PM 2.86	3:57AM 2.41		3:41PM 2.95		4:10AM 2.78	4:33PM 2.79		5:06AM 2.68
Low Tide / height (m)		6:17PM 0.38		6:34AM 0.36			7:17AM 0.15		7:51PM 0.53	8:00AM 0.28		8:26PM 0.33	8:48AM 0.48		9:53PM 0.96	9:36AM 0.68		10:03PM 0.91	10:26AM 1.10		10:53PM 1.03	11:24AM 1.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-
High °C	19	21	16	18	18	16	19	19	17	20	20	17	20	19	18	20	22	18	20	20	19	18
Low °C	17	19	15	17	18	15	18	18	16	19	19	16	19	18	17	19	20	18	20	19	15	16
Chill °C (?)	19	21	15	18	18	15	19	18	16	20	20	16	20	18	18	20	22	18	20	20	18	17
Sunrise	6:03	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:11
Sunset	-	8:47	-	-	8:53	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:51	-	-	8:53	-	-	8:46	-	-	8:52	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.2 W	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 WSW	1.1 SW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 W	1.7 W	0.1 N
Period (s)	11	11	10	13	13	12	12	12	12	6	7	10	10	12	7	12	12	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 SW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.7 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.1 N
Period (s)	15	14	14	6	14	14	14	14	14	11	11	15	13	18	13	16	16	14	14	13	13	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 WSW	-	-	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	-	0.5 W	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 W
Period (s)	-	3	-	-	5	6	7	7	7	-	5	7	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10

	Monday 05					Tuesday 06								Wednesday 07								Thu
	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	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.4 WNW	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	6	12	12	12	12	12	7	7
Energy(?)	587	401	370	302	670	577	521	269	221	209	214	274	240	238	314	283	154	180	192	190	191	200
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		12:01PM 3.71				12:11AM 3.02				12:42PM 3.30					1:45AM 2.71				1:30PM 3.51
Low Tide / height (m)				6:17PM 0.38				6:29AM 0.04				6:55PM 0.10	7:03PM 0.12				7:19AM 0.46				7:51PM 0.53
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	19	19	18	15	14	15	15	17	18	18	19	16	15	13	15	18	19	19	18	17	17
Chill °C (?)	18	19	19	17	14	14	15	15	17	18	18	19	16	14	12	14	18	19	18	17	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	0.8 SW	1.3 W	1.1 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	6	6	6	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.1 NW	0.7 WSW	0.2 NNW	0.1 NW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.2 NNW	0.1 NW	0.8 SW	0.8 WSW	0.1 SW	0.8 WSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	15	15	16	11	15	15	6	6	6	6	14	15	6	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.9 WSW	0.7 SW	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	-	-	-	-	0.6 WSW	0.6 SW	-	-	1.4 WNW	-	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW
Period (s)	-	-	11	4	5	5	-	-	-	-	6	6	-	-	6	-	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Monday 05																Tuesday 06
	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	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 SW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.3 SW	1.2 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13
Energy(?)	605	424	417	411	573	639	736	372	370	372	304	560	631	613	51	516	337	327	327	274	274	270
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)					11:58AM 3.36													12:25AM 3.45
Low Tide / height (m)												6:09PM 0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	17	18	19	21	19	19	19	19	18	19	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	16	16	17	18	19	21	19	19	19	19	17	19	16	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15
Sunrise	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 SW	1.0 WSW	1.0 SW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.6 W	1.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	15	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	4	14	10	10	10	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 SW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.7 WSW	0.1 NW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.3 SW	0.2 NNW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	11	14	16	16	16	11	16	16	15	14	15	14	14	14	6	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	-	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	11	11	4	11	5	5	-	5	4	-	-	-	-	-