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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	Wed	Thursday 01			Friday 02			Saturday 03			Sunday 04			Monday 05			Tuesday 06			Wednesday 07
	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	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Back Beach Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Awakino River Mouth Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	2	0	2	1	0	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	0	2	1	0	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 W	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.4 S	1.1 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	8	8	8	15	14	13	12	7	12	18	18	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	86	482	219	204	192	182	219	253	492	715	539	521	533	520	527	332	237	303	170	106	175	200
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	cross	on	cross- on	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross	off	glass	cross- on	glass	cross	cross	glass	glass	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		9:11AM 2.62		9:13PM 2.28	9:45AM 2.39		9:56PM 3.33	10:19AM 3.21		11:24PM 2.76	11:49AM 2.93		11:27PM 3.11	12:01PM 3.71		12:25AM 3.45	12:44PM 3.32		1:10AM 3.36		1:30PM 3.51	1:50AM 2.92
Low Tide / height (m)	2:27AM 0.41		3:14PM 0.43	3:39AM 0.33		3:48PM 0.55		4:02AM 0.12	4:29PM 0.14		5:36AM 0.67	5:28PM 0.08		5:49AM 0.32	6:17PM 0.38		6:31AM 0.05		7:04PM 0.44	7:19AM 0.46		7:49PM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	4	2	1	-	-	6	2	6	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	18	18	17	19	19	17	18	19	17	19	20	17	20	22	18	19	22	19	20	20	17
Low °C	18	18	18	17	18	19	15	18	17	15	18	20	16	19	20	17	19	21	17	19	19	15
Chill °C (?)	19	18	18	17	19	19	17	18	19	16	19	20	17	20	22	18	19	22	19	20	20	16
Sunrise	-	6:01	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:51	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:47	-	-	8:47	-	-	8:52	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.2 WSW	1.0 W	0.9 WSW	0.8 W	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	10	8	13	8	7	6	7	12	10	12	9	11	11	11	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 WSW	0.1 S	0.7 NW	0.6 NNW	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 W	0.7 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.2 N	0.2 NNW	0.1 NW	0.2 NNW	0.3 SW	0.2 NNW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	5	13	8	7	6	14	13	7	12	20	12	18	16	15	11	5	15	15	14	5	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.2 NNW	1.3 WNW	-	-	-	-	0.3 ESE	1.4 S	1.5 S	1.2 S	0.9 S	0.5 S	-	0.4 NW	-	0.2 N	-	-	-	0.5 SW	-
Period (s)	-	8	8	-	-	-	-	3	7	7	7	6	5	-	3	-	4	-	-	-	5	-

	Wed	Thursday 01								Friday 02								Saturday 03
	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	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Awakino River Mouth Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki
Rating	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 WSW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	1.3 NW	1.7 WNW	1.4 W	1.5 W	1.4 WSW	1.6 W	1.4 WNW	1.2 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	10	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	170	86	72	72	331	445	407	431	384	592	392	252	114	162	182	205	315	219	257	250	253	597
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- on	on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	cross	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
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	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	8:03PM 2.75				8:45AM 2.25				8:46PM 2.82				9:22AM 3.07				9:51PM 3.03					10:22AM 3.23
Low Tide / height (m)			2:41AM 0.44				2:51PM 0.72				3:52AM 0.82				3:48PM 0.55					4:11AM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5	1	1
Temp. °C	18	17	18	18	20	18	18	18	16	16	15	15	19	19	19	19	17	16	15	15	18	19
Chill °C (?)	18	16	18	18	20	18	18	18	16	16	14	15	19	19	19	19	17	16	15	14	18	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 NNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.4 WSW	1.4 W	1.5 W	1.4 WSW	1.4 W	1.2 W	1.2 WSW	0.7 W	0.8 WSW	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.9 W	0.7 WSW	0.8 W	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 S
Period (s)	9	10	9	8	8	13	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	12	12	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.3 WSW	0.9 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.7 NW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.5 NNW	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	6	5	5	8	8	11	7	7	7	12	12	7	7	6	14	14	14	13	13	7	7	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	1.3 NW	1.7 WNW	-	-	-	1.6 W	1.4 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SE	0.3 ESE	1.5 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	3	3	8	8	-	-	-	8	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	6

	Wednesday 31				Thursday 01
	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	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Awakino River Mouth Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki
Rating	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 WSW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.6 WNW	2.0 NNW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	1.7 NW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 NW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 W	1.9 WNW
Period(s) (?)	16	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Energy(?)	213	79	77	77	86	685	716	652	506	70	74	705	394	555	482	482	684	445	445	744	407	852
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		8:22PM 2.54												8:36AM 3.23
Low Tide / height (m)								2:09AM 0.35												2:51PM 0.72
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-
High °C	20	18	19	18	18	18	18	17	16	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Chill °C (?)	20	18	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	18	18	16	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	8:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSE	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.6 WNW	2.0 NNW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 NW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.5 W
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	10	8	8	8	15	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	13	13	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WSW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.3 W	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.7 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.0 NNW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.9 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.8 NNW
Period (s)	16	10	10	10	5	15	15	15	10	5	8	14	14	14	13	13	7	11	11	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 NW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	1.3 NNW	-	1.2 NNW	1.2 NNW	1.2 NNW	1.3 NNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	-	1.9 WNW
Period (s)	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	3	3	8	-	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	-	8