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 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			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	Marokopa Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Rocky Rights Taranaki
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	1.7 N
Period(s)	13	12	12	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	8
Energy	451	307	339	300	324	632	538	657	514	519	500	1068	612	357	241	216	98	62	23	14	18	479
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)			6:19PM 2.51	6:45AM 2.66		7:09PM 2.59	7:23AM 2.61		8:00PM 2.75	8:05AM 2.65		8:40PM 2.83	8:53AM 2.77		9:24PM 3.26	9:33AM 2.80		9:53PM 3.14	10:16AM 3.17		10:32PM 3.34	10:49AM 2.79
Low Tide / height (m)		12:15PM 0.94	12:25AM 0.68		12:52PM 0.53	1:15AM 0.64		1:46PM 0.51	2:09AM 0.62		2:31PM 0.54	2:50AM 0.57		3:14PM 0.60		3:31AM 0.53	3:45PM 0.51		4:10AM 0.71	4:26PM 0.62		4:47AM 0.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	10	2
High °C	15	16	12	13	15	12	14	15	13	15	14	12	14	15	13	15	17	16	17	16	17	18
Low °C	11	15	10	12	13	10	11	13	11	11	14	11	12	14	12	14	16	15	16	16	16	17
Chill °C (?)	14	15	12	12	15	12	14	14	12	15	14	12	13	14	12	13	17	15	15	14	15	17
Sunrise	7:24	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:35
Sunset	-	5:12	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:08	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.5 N	2.1 N	0.3 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	1.7 N
Period (s)	13	12	6	11	11	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	12	7	8	12	12	12	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	0.1 W	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	-	0.1 S	1.0 WSW	0.7 SW	0.4 SSE	0.1 S	0.2 SSE	-	-	0.1 S	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	-	-	0.1 W	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	8	19	12	15	15	11	-	18	6	6	5	10	12	-	-	10	12	12	-	-	15	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 N	1.2 NNE	-	0.4 E	3.0 N	3.0 N	2.5 N	-
Period (s)	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	6	-	4	9	10	8	-

	Tuesday 26							Wednesday 27								Thursday 28
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Bell Block Reef Taranaki	Bell Block Reef Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki
Rating	3	3	2	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.0 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW
Period(s)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14
Energy	563	520	451	297	307	310	261	339	275	328	300	361	324	521	717	632	352	347	538	663	657	607
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	glass
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	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)		5:42AM 2.57					6:28PM 2.58				6:45AM 2.66				7:17PM 2.66				7:23AM 2.61
Low Tide / height (m)					12:15PM 0.94				12:34AM 0.71				12:52PM 0.53				1:22AM 0.65				1:46PM 0.51
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	10	11	15	16	13	12	11	12	12	12	14	15	12	12	11	11	12	11	14	15	13
Chill °C (?)	9	10	11	14	15	12	11	10	11	11	11	14	15	12	12	11	11	12	11	14	14	13
Sunrise	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:10	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 S	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	12	6	6	6	6	12	11	12	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 W	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	0.6 S	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 WSW	0.1 N	-	-	-	0.1 S	-
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	19	12	12	12	12	6	15	16	15	11	11	11	8	-	-	-	18	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	-	0.8 S	-	0.9 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	7	7	-	5	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-

	Tuesday 26
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki
Rating	3	3	2	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW
Period(s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy	649	572	563	563	563	520	520	451	451	338	293	297	297	299	307	307	488	310	211	202	261	261
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)						5:42AM 2.57													6:31PM 2.82
Low Tide / height (m)													12:15PM 0.88
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	13	13	13	13	12	12
Chill °C (?)	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	14	14	15	15	15	16	12	12	12	12	11	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	6	6	6	6	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW
Period (s)	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	19	19	19	12	12	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	-	-	-	0.8 S	0.8 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	-	-	-	5	5