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 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11
	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	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Karaka Street Wanganui-Manawatu	Marokopa Taranaki	Bell Block Reef Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu
Rating	2	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	0	4	3	0	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.7 W	0.5 W	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.9 W	0.9 W
Period(s) (?)	7	14	13	12	12	12	11	20	5	18	12	11	14	13	12	13	13	13	12	10	9	8
Energy(?)	217	196	246	151	109	99	81	204	39	297	703	961	1265	614	551	749	395	338	204	55	133	116
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- on	cross	glass	on	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:06PM 2.79	10:40AM 2.83		10:19PM 3.36	10:46AM 3.42		11:08PM 3.62	11:36AM 3.71		11:52PM 3.29	12:19PM 3.36		12:46AM 3.42		1:13PM 3.51	1:24AM 2.85		2:08PM 3.31	2:41AM 3.02		3:01PM 2.81	3:34AM 2.50
Low Tide / height (m)		4:26AM 0.51	4:10PM 0.08		4:34AM -0.16	5:02PM 0.11		5:25AM 0.06	5:47PM -0.03		6:07AM -0.05	6:29PM 0.06		7:02AM 0.36		7:23PM 0.23	7:53AM 0.59		8:32PM 0.73	8:45AM 0.72		9:31PM 0.60
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3
High °C	13	17	17	14	17	18	16	17	17	15	17	20	13	18	18	15	19	19	17	24	23	19
Low °C	12	15	16	13	16	17	15	16	16	14	16	17	13	16	17	15	17	18	16	21	20	16
Chill °C (?)	13	17	17	14	17	18	16	17	16	15	17	20	13	18	18	15	19	19	17	24	23	19
Sunrise	-	6:11	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:00	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:05	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:09	-	-	8:08	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.2 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.5 W	0.9 W	0.9 W
Period (s)	7	6	13	12	12	12	10	9	10	12	12	11	14	13	12	13	13	13	12	6	9	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.2 W	0.5 W	0.6 SW	1.0 WSW	-	0.5 SW	0.1 N	-	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.3 W	0.4 WSW	0.1 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	14	14	5	4	12	11	11	11	8	18	6	16	-	6	13	-	12	12	10	10	9	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 NW	-	-	0.3 NNW	-	-	0.7 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NNE	0.4 N	1.0 N	0.4 NW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	-	-	3	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	4	3	-	-

	Tue	Wednesday 05								Thursday 06								Friday 07
	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	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki
Rating	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.3 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW
Period(s) (?)	7	7	6	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	20	20
Energy(?)	186	183	273	259	273	172	174	167	220	219	233	207	109	137	99	155	85	81	113	132	204	150
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	on	on
Tide State(?)	-	high	low	mid-flow	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
High Tide / height (m)		10:06PM 2.79				10:05AM 3.53				10:19PM 3.36				10:50AM 3.67				11:08PM 3.62				11:29AM 3.41
Low Tide / height (m)			3:46AM 0.04					4:15PM 0.15				4:25AM -0.16				4:51PM -0.07				5:20AM -0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	10	13	13	15	17	17	16	14	14	14	12	16	17	18	18	16	16	16	16	17	17
Chill °C (?)	11	9	12	13	15	17	16	15	14	14	14	12	16	17	18	18	16	16	16	15	17	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.3 WSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WSW
Period (s)	7	7	6	6	6	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	9	9	9	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.5 SW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	15	15	14	14	13	6	8	8	4	4	5	5	12	11	11	15	10	11	11	11	11	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 NNW	0.1 NW	0.2 N	-	-	-	0.5 SW	0.4 WSW	-	0.4 NW	0.6 W	-	-	-	0.3 NNW	-	-	-	-	0.5 NW	-	-
Period (s)	4	5	4	-	-	-	6	5	-	2	5	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	4	-	-

	Tuesday 04				Wednesday 05
	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	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki
Rating	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.6 WSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.2 SW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW
Period(s) (?)	6	7	7	6	6	15	14	14	7	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	176	186	425	221	226	94	129	139	257	278	263	214	147	146	196	192	172	172	172	236	174	170
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			9:26PM 3.30
Low Tide / height (m)									3:49AM -0.08													4:09PM -0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	9	13	14	15	18	16	17	17	15	17	17
Chill °C (?)	12	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	9	13	14	15	18	16	17	17	14	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.1 S	1.4 W	1.3 WSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW
Period (s)	10	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	6	6	7	6	6	6	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 WSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	6	6	6	6	5	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 W	0.2 NNW	1.6 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	0.5 SW	0.4 WSW
Period (s)	6	4	7	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	6	5