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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	Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sun
	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	Desperation Point Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Graveyards Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	0	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WSW	2.2 WSW	0.7 SW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.4 N	1.6 NNW	1.3 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	12	11	11	6	6	11	10	10
Energy(?)	1771	1977	360	1920	1889	1043	1589	860	846	709	493	364	257	147	342	130	130	268	434	657	2863	1953
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	glass	cross	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	off	cross	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		1:29PM 2.98	1:50AM 2.92		2:03PM 2.62	2:28AM 2.56		2:44PM 2.42	3:15AM 1.96		3:45PM 2.30		4:25AM 2.28	4:56PM 2.17		5:51AM 2.22	6:35PM 2.51		7:16AM 2.32		7:36PM 2.23	8:11AM 2.84
Low Tide / height (m)			7:49PM 0.56	8:47AM 1.03		8:21PM 0.61	8:45AM 0.78		8:51PM 0.65	9:38AM 0.99		10:08PM 1.02	10:51AM 1.15		11:24PM 1.11	12:16PM 1.16		12:47AM 1.06		1:32PM 1.03	1:42AM 0.87
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	heavy rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	5	3	1	-	-	-
High °C	18	19	15	18	18	16	17	20	18	18	19	14	22	18	17	19	20	19	16	17	16	18
Low °C	17	18	12	17	17	14	15	20	15	16	19	11	17	18	17	17	20	15	15	16	16	17
Chill °C (?)	17	19	14	18	18	15	17	20	18	18	19	14	22	18	17	19	20	19	14	15	14	17
Sunrise	7:13	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20
Sunset	-	7:52	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:51	-	-	7:49	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:45	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	15	15	6	15	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	12	11	11	11	11	7	7	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 NW	0.7 SW	0.4 NW	0.7 SW	0.4 NW	1.1 S	0.4 NNW	0.8 S	0.5 N	0.4 N	0.5 SW	0.1 NW	0.5 N	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.4 WSW
Period (s)	-	11	15	11	5	10	7	9	6	5	5	4	14	4	12	10	10	9	15	15	14	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	0.4 SW	0.6 NW	0.9 SW	0.8 SSE	0.5 S	1.4 SSE	-	-	-	0.4 SE	-	0.2 N	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.5 N	1.4 N	1.6 NNW	1.3 WSW	4.0 WSW	-
Period (s)	6	5	4	6	5	9	6	-	-	-	4	-	9	-	-	3	4	6	6	11	10	-

	Sunday 08					Monday 09								Tuesday 10								Wed
	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	Marokopa Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Awakino River Mouth Taranaki	Graveyards Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road 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	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	2	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	0.7 SW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	0.7 SW	1.3 W	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	2213	1752	1750	353	1991	1825	1968	2067	469	816	1889	1668	1761	1748	1852	1913	1065	1381	1234	1045	1063	611
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	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	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			1:29PM 2.98				1:49AM 2.74				2:13PM 2.70				2:36AM 2.63				2:52PM 2.49
Low Tide / height (m)	7:27AM 0.39				7:44PM 0.42				8:01AM 0.41				8:28PM 0.64				8:56AM 1.08				9:04PM 0.81
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	18	18	19	14	13	13	15	16	19	18	17	16	14	14	15	15	17	20	20	17	18
Chill °C (?)	17	17	17	19	14	13	13	15	15	19	18	17	15	13	13	14	14	17	20	20	17	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	0.7 SW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.2 W	1.3 W	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	6	15	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	-	0.2 NNW	0.1 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 NW	0.4 NW	0.7 SW	0.3 NW	0.7 SW	0.4 WSW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	1.4 SSE	1.2 S	0.5 NW	0.9 SSE	0.8 S	0.4 NNW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW
Period (s)	6	-	11	15	5	5	11	11	15	10	5	5	10	10	7	7	10	6	6	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.3 W	-	-	0.4 SW	0.4 WSW	1.3 W	0.4 WSW	0.8 SSE	1.0 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.8 SSE	1.6 SSE	0.3 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.8 SSE	-	0.3 SSE
Period (s)	-	5	5	6	-	-	5	5	6	4	5	6	7	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	-	6

	Sunday 08																Monday 09
	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	Marokopa Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Awakino River Mouth Taranaki	Graveyards Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road 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	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	2	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	0.8 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.5 W	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Energy(?)	2243	1794	1771	481	2219	2186	2186	2180	291	1069	2044	2108	2110	2062	2051	2060	1485	1870	1894	1910	1968	1546
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	on
High Tide / height (m)							1:28PM 2.82												1:57AM 2.81
Low Tide / height (m)	7:27AM 0.39												7:51PM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	17	17	19	19	19	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	13	16
Chill °C (?)	14	16	16	19	19	19	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	13	15
Sunrise	7:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.0 W	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.5 W	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	6	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	-	-	0.8 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.1 NW	0.1 S	0.1 NW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.3 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.9 WSW	0.3 NW	0.4 NW
Period (s)	6	-	-	15	6	6	6	11	15	11	5	5	5	11	11	11	11	11	11	6	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WNW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 SW	1.3 W	-	-	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	-	0.4 SW	0.7 WSW
Period (s)	-	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	-	-	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	-	5	5