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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	Mon	Tuesday 31			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Bog Works Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Awakino River Mouth Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Graveyards Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating	0	4	4	4	4	4	3	0	2	2	0	2	1	0	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 SW	0.7 WSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.4 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 SW	1.2 WSW
Period(s) (?)	16	10	9	13	14	13	13	14	13	13	12	12	13	11	12	11	11	14	13	14	14	13
Energy(?)	2293	2223	1414	1525	1310	1187	1011	192	382	289	167	250	103	183	217	183	375	432	1665	1732	1432	805
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		9:38AM 3.34		10:01PM 3.28	10:17AM 3.41		10:35PM 3.06	10:51AM 3.16		11:11PM 3.13	11:27AM 3.42		11:44PM 3.13	11:57AM 3.09		12:17AM 3.08	12:22PM 2.89		12:51AM 2.97		1:04PM 2.83	1:26AM 2.83
Low Tide / height (m)	3:58AM 0.36		3:51PM 0.44		4:10AM 0.41	4:27PM 0.13		4:45AM 0.19	5:04PM 0.10		5:22AM 0.36	5:40PM 0.30		5:55AM 0.23	6:10PM 0.20		6:22AM 0.31	6:43PM 0.32		7:03AM 0.47		7:17PM 0.48
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	-	1	4
High °C	17	18	16	12	16	17	14	18	17	14	16	17	14	17	18	16	19	17	16	19	20	18
Low °C	14	15	14	12	14	15	14	15	16	14	15	16	12	16	17	15	17	17	16	17	19	14
Chill °C (?)	16	18	15	10	16	17	13	18	17	14	16	17	14	17	17	16	19	17	15	19	20	18
Sunrise	-	7:35	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:17	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:14	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:09	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	-	2.4 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 SW	0.7 WSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.6 S	1.6 WSW	1.7 SW	1.6 S
Period (s)	10	-	9	13	14	13	13	14	13	13	12	12	9	11	12	11	11	14	8	14	14	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 W	-	0.8 WSW	0.2 S	0.1 N	0.1 S	0.1 N	-	-	0.3 S	0.2 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	-	0.4 WSW	0.1 N	0.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.2 WSW
Period (s)	12	-	15	14	13	8	12	-	-	17	15	14	13	-	5	13	14	10	13	8	8	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.5 S	1.2 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.3 SE	-	-	-	-	0.3 N	-	-	0.5 NNW	-	0.3 NE	0.5 S	2.1 SSE	2.0 SSE	1.4 ENE	-
Period (s)	16	10	6	7	6	5	9	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	3	-	2	6	8	8	5	-

	Mon	Tuesday 31								Wednesday 01								Thursday 02
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Bog Works Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki
Rating	1	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 W	2.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	16	8	9	10	10	9	9	14	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	246	2293	1407	1879	2223	1794	1170	1392	1251	1525	1018	1048	1310	1313	1187	1066	1179	1011	1185	1090	695	610
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	9:41PM 2.21				9:38AM 3.34				10:00PM 2.98					10:16AM 3.12				10:37PM 3.08				10:51AM 3.16
Low Tide / height (m)			3:29AM 0.55				3:49PM 0.22					4:10AM 0.41				4:29PM 0.14				4:45AM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	16	16	14	15	18	18	14	12	12	12	12	14	16	17	15	13	14	14	14	15	17
Chill °C (?)	16	14	14	12	13	18	18	12	10	10	10	10	14	16	17	14	13	14	14	14	15	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:17	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 W	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.1 N	-	3.0 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	10	10	10	15	-	10	9	9	9	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.2 W	0.1 N	-	-	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	0.2 S	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.6 SSE	0.1 S	0.2 S	-	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	16	12	15	-	-	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	5	8	8	-	12	12	12	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 WNW	2.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	-	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.4 SSE	-	0.9 SSE	0.9 SE	0.6 SSE	0.6 S	-	0.3 SE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	16	8	9	10	-	-	7	7	7	3	-	6	5	5	4	-	9	-	-	-	-

	Monday 30				Tuesday 31
	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Bog Works Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki
Rating	1	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 W	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	16	16	16	16	16	16	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9
Energy(?)	279	1009	999	999	2486	2293	2293	1687	2194	2351	1575	1879	2926	3701	3692	3686	3337	2403	3008	2767	1414	1429
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			9:18PM 3.15												9:38AM 3.03
Low Tide / height (m)									3:25AM 0.37												3:51PM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	15	15	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	18	18	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	13	13	16	16	15	15	15	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 W	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	1.3 SW	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	10	10	14	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.1 N	-	-	0.1 N	-	0.1 N	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	17	16	16	16	12	12	12	10	-	-	15	-	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	-	-	-	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.5 S	-	3.0 SW	1.5 S	1.5 S
Period (s)	4	-	-	-	16	16	16	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	5	-	9	6	6