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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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	Wed		Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wed
	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	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki
Rating	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	1	1	0	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 W	1.2 W	1.3 W	1.4 WSW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	3.5 NNW
Period(s)	13	13	13	12	14	12	11	10	12	14	13	19	17	16	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	9
Energy	207	238	225	86	306	509	705	588	1040	1356	545	1031	1073	1324	1337	630	536	201	160	83	59	2037
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)		12:32AM 3.08		1:16PM 2.81	1:38AM 3.00		2:08PM 2.69	2:39AM 2.85		3:14PM 2.57		3:45AM 2.73	4:22PM 2.80		4:42AM 2.59	5:26PM 2.77		6:01AM 2.56		6:37PM 2.50	6:52AM 2.92
Low Tide / height (m)		6:19PM 0.17	6:57AM 0.27		7:24PM 0.36	8:04AM 0.44		8:24PM 0.52	9:08AM 0.56		9:27PM 0.97	10:12AM 0.62		10:33PM 1.02	11:05AM 0.60		11:27PM 0.70		12:26PM 0.64	12:48AM 0.73		1:01PM 0.56
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	37	19	3
High °C	14	11	16	17	14	16	16	14	16	17	15	16	17	15	16	16	14	17	15	16	17	15
Low °C	13	9	11	15	13	14	14	12	14	15	15	15	16	13	12	15	14	15	15	16	16	14
Chill °C (?)	13	10	16	16	13	16	16	14	16	17	14	15	17	14	15	15	13	16	14	15	16	14
Sunrise	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:28	-
Sunset	5:15	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:12
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 W	1.2 W	1.3 W	1.4 WSW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	14	12	11	10	12	14	13	12	17	16	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.2 W	0.4 NNW	0.2 W	0.4 SW	0.9 NNW	1.0 NW	0.7 NW	0.9 SW	0.5 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	-	-	0.4 NNE	-	0.8 N	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	20	20	5	15	18	6	10	9	15	11	11	19	12	-	-	5	-	6	12	17	16	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 N	0.6 NNE	0.4 NE	1.3 NNW	1.1 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-	-	0.6 NE	-	0.9 N	1.3 N	2.3 N	3.5 NNW
Period (s)	3	4	3	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	4	-	6	6	7	9

	Wednesday 20			Thursday 21								Friday 22								Saturday 23
	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Arawhata Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Bell Block Reef Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki
Rating	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.0 NNW	1.1 NNW	0.5 W	0.7 W	1.1 W	1.2 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period(s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	6	6	14	13	13	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	12
Energy	207	206	202	238	203	210	225	122	86	167	236	306	284	550	509	540	705	526	596	588	530	738
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	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	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	12:15PM 3.33				12:39AM 3.14				1:16PM 2.81				1:41AM 3.28				2:08PM 2.69				2:39AM 2.85
Low Tide / height (m)			6:23PM 0.39				6:57AM 0.27				7:24PM 0.36				8:04AM 0.44				8:24PM 0.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	13	14	10	11	11	11	16	17	15	14	14	12	13	14	16	16	15	14	13	13	12
Chill °C (?)	13	13	13	9	9	9	10	15	16	14	13	13	11	12	13	16	16	15	14	12	12	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.1 N	0.7 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.0 NNW	0.4 WSW	0.5 W	0.9 NNW	1.1 W	1.2 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	6	13	12	12	6	12	14	6	13	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.3 N	0.1 W	0.2 W	0.1 W	0.5 WSW	0.4 NNW	0.2 WSW	0.2 W	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 SW	0.7 W	0.9 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.8 NNW	1.0 NW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.7 NW	0.6 WSW	0.7 NNW
Period (s)	20	4	20	20	21	13	5	18	15	12	18	18	13	6	6	6	10	10	9	9	15	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 N	-	0.5 N	0.6 NNE	1.1 N	-	0.4 NE	1.4 NNW	1.3 NNW	-	1.1 NNW	1.1 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	-	4	4	5	-	3	6	6	-	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 20	Thursday 21
	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Arawhata Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Bell Block Reef Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Paritutu and Ngamotu Beach Taranaki
Rating	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.1 N
Period(s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	6
Energy	206	208	207	207	206	206	206	217	202	202	237	238	235	224	203	203	210	210	207	125	225	215
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:15PM 3.33												12:32AM 3.08
Low Tide / height (m)							6:28PM 0.48													7:05AM 0.60
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	13	10	10	9	9	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	13
Chill °C (?)	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	13	12	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.1 N	1.1 N	1.1 N	1.1 N	0.7 WSW	1.1 N
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	6	6	6	6	13	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.5 N	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 NNW	0.5 WSW
Period (s)	20	20	20	20	4	4	4	20	20	20	20	20	20	4	21	21	13	13	13	13	5	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	-	-	-	0.4 N	0.5 N	0.6 N	0.6 NNE	0.6 NNE	0.6 NNE	0.4 NE	1.1 N	1.1 N	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-
Period (s)	-	3	3	3	-	-	-	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	5	-	-	-	-	3	-