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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	Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tue
	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	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Patea River Mouth Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu
Rating	1	1	0	0	2	3	0	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 SW	0.9 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	2.3 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 W	2.0 W	1.6 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	14	14	13	10	15	15	14	14	14	11	10	12	12	12	6	9	9	10	13
Energy(?)	154	97	76	180	336	404	343	430	677	585	653	862	469	372	229	223	204	476	1446	1035	1685	855
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		12:35PM 2.79	12:57AM 2.82		1:19PM 2.61	1:54AM 2.43		2:23PM 2.61	2:54AM 2.66		3:37PM 2.51		4:06AM 2.30	4:45PM 2.20		5:25AM 2.37			6:25AM 2.51
Low Tide / height (m)			6:53PM 0.75	7:19AM 0.95		7:39PM 0.82	8:09AM 0.96		8:34PM 1.18	9:20AM 1.30		9:44PM 1.05	10:34AM 1.08		11:00PM 1.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	1	1	20	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	11	27	1	1	1	1	1
High °C	17	16	18	18	18	15	19	19	16	19	20	17	20	19	20	19	19	18	17	17	14	17
Low °C	15	15	17	18	16	15	17	17	16	17	19	14	18	19	18	19	19	16	16	16	12	16
Chill °C (?)	17	15	17	18	18	15	19	19	16	19	20	17	20	19	20	19	18	17	16	16	13	16
Sunrise	6:43	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:47
Sunset	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:06	-	-	6:04	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:54	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 N	1.1 N	0.4 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 W	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 SW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.4 NW	0.8 WSW	0.1 SW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	7	7	12	14	14	13	10	8	15	14	14	14	11	10	9	12	12	14	12	18	11	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.1 N	0.8 N	0.6 W	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.9 W	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.3 NW	0.7 SW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 SW	0.4 NW	-	0.4 NW	0.1 W	0.7 SW	0.2 S
Period (s)	12	12	15	12	6	5	13	12	8	8	7	12	13	13	12	8	14	-	14	18	16	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 ESE	0.6 ESE	2.5 NNE	1.6 N	0.5 WNW	-	-	0.2 WNW	-	-	0.5 SSE	-	-	0.4 S	0.2 SSE	-	0.6 S	2.3 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 W	2.0 W	0.4 NNW
Period (s)	5	4	8	7	6	-	-	2	-	-	3	-	-	4	3	-	3	6	9	9	10	3

	Tuesday 07					Wednesday 08								Thursday 09								Fri
	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki
Rating	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	0	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 SW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.1 SW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	15	15	15
Energy(?)	154	102	97	68	93	53	223	138	180	178	179	256	301	269	294	302	574	349	325	447	683	677
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	on	on	on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	glass
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)			12:35PM 2.79				1:10AM 2.61				1:24PM 2.78				1:51AM 2.49				2:11PM 2.30
Low Tide / height (m)	6:36AM 0.78				6:53PM 0.75				7:24AM 1.06				7:38PM 0.83				8:12AM 0.97				8:33PM 0.97
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	2	6	4	1	5	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	15	16	15	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	16	15	15	15	15	17	20	19	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	16	14	15	14	15	16	16	17	18	18	18	16	15	15	15	15	17	20	19	16	16	16
Sunrise	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 N	1.0 N	1.1 N	1.2 NNE	1.0 N	2.1 N	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.1 N	0.7 N	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.1 SW	0.8 WSW	0.9 W	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	8	14	14	14	6	6	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	8	9	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 SW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 SE	-	0.1 N	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.9 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.0 W	0.9 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	5	-	12	14	14	6	5	5	10	9	8	9	12	15	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 ESE	0.8 E	0.6 ESE	0.2 SSE	0.5 E	0.8 ESE	2.4 N	2.0 N	1.6 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 WSW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	8	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 07																	Wednesday 08
	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki
Rating	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	0	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 SW	1.6 NNE	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	5	12	15	14	14
Energy(?)	162	154	154	123	102	102	101	96	94	94	74	118	118	117	186	160	218	288	98	216	211	211
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)							12:47PM 2.65
Low Tide / height (m)	6:36AM 0.78												6:55PM 0.65
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	2	1	2	4	2	-	1	-	2	1
High °C	17	17	17	17	16	15	16	15	15	15	16	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18
Chill °C (?)	17	16	17	16	15	14	15	13	13	13	14	13	14	14	14	15	15	16	17	18	17	17
Sunrise	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 N	0.9 N	0.9 N	0.9 N	0.9 N	1.0 N	1.0 N	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 WSW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 NNW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 SE	0.3 SE
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	-	-	-	17	16	16	16	12	12	14	8	15	15	5	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	1.3 NNE	1.3 NNE	1.3 NNE	1.4 NE	1.4 NNE	1.6 NNE	1.7 NNE	1.7 NNE	1.7 NNE	3.5 NNE	1.6 NNE	2.5 N	1.3 NNE	2.5 N	2.5 N
Period (s)	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	5	8	6	8	8