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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	Fri		Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Fri
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Arawhata Taranaki	Arawhata Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Awakino River Mouth Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu
Rating	3	3	3	3	4	0	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	0	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.6 SW	0.9 WSW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 WSW	1.2 NW	0.7 W	0.9 W	2.0 NW	1.0 W
Period(s) (?)	11	11	13	12	13	12	13	14	13	14	13	14	13	13	12	12	15	15	14	16	12	12
Energy(?)	352	554	508	525	829	479	728	689	942	1018	717	607	363	354	220	175	442	948	181	385	1142	278
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		11:51PM 3.58	12:08PM 3.38		12:31AM 3.30	12:49PM 3.29		1:15AM 3.22		1:32PM 3.12	1:59AM 3.05		2:21PM 2.89	2:52AM 2.85		3:21PM 2.65	3:56AM 2.63		4:35PM 2.45		5:23AM 2.54	6:07PM 2.39
Low Tide / height (m)			6:02AM -0.02	6:24PM -0.09		6:43AM 0.04		7:07PM 0.01	7:28AM 0.18		7:51PM 0.20	8:18AM 0.37		8:43PM 0.42	9:17AM 0.60		9:43PM 0.62	10:21AM 0.73		11:01PM 0.79	11:53AM 0.83
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	3	1	-	-	-
High °C	20	15	19	20	16	18	19	16	20	22	18	18	19	18	18	18	17	18	19	20	21	22
Low °C	18	13	17	18	14	16	17	15	19	20	16	17	17	17	17	18	16	16	19	19	19	20
Chill °C (?)	20	14	19	20	16	18	19	16	20	22	18	18	19	18	17	18	16	18	19	20	21	22
Sunrise	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:30	-
Sunset	7:37	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:29	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:29	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.6 SW	0.9 WSW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 SW	0.8 N	0.9 WSW	1.7 N	0.7 W	0.9 W	2.0 NW	1.0 W
Period (s)	11	11	13	12	13	12	13	14	13	14	13	14	13	13	12	6	15	9	14	16	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 W	0.2 W	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.1 N	0.8 WSW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.7 WSW	0.6 W	0.7 WSW	0.2 NNW	0.6 N	0.4 N	0.1 NW	0.7 SW	0.9 N	1.2 NW	-	0.4 SE	0.3 WSW	0.1 SE
Period (s)	8	7	15	14	13	14	13	12	18	18	16	13	5	5	11	12	7	15	-	3	13	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.4 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 S	0.5 S	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	-	0.8 N	-	-	0.7 N	0.5 SE	-	0.7 E	0.3 ESE	0.7 E	0.6 ENE	-
Period (s)	6	7	6	5	4	-	-	-	-	10	-	5	-	-	5	3	-	4	3	4	4	-

	Friday 20			Saturday 21								Sunday 22								Monday 23
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Graveyards Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Graveyards Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki
Rating	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	0	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13
Energy(?)	495	244	504	554	643	560	508	521	525	516	541	657	647	1009	1029	721	562	681	611	689	687	593
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross	glass	off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low-flow	low	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				11:52PM 3.31				12:10PM 3.39				12:31AM 3.30				12:50PM 3.30					1:13AM 3.21
Low Tide / height (m)		5:43PM 0.10				6:02AM -0.02				6:24PM -0.09				6:43AM 0.04				6:58PM 0.00	7:06PM 0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	19	15	14	14	13	17	18	20	18	16	15	15	14	17	17	19	18	15	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	20	19	14	13	13	12	17	18	20	18	16	15	15	14	17	17	19	18	15	16	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.1 NW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.1 NW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.3 WSW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	8	8	8	7	7	7	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	13	14	14	12	19	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 S	0.4 SSW	1.3 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.3 S	1.0 S	0.8 SSE	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSE	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	6	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-

	Friday 20	Saturday 21
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Graveyards Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Graveyards Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki
Rating	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	0	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	504	301	352	345	344	474	483	476	504	515	543	554	590	654	775	588	307	531	555	466	508	493
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)											11:52PM 3.31
Low Tide / height (m)																	6:00AM -0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	20	20	20	20	18	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	11	14	15	17	18
Chill °C (?)	20	20	20	20	20	18	15	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	11	13	15	17	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	1.2 S	1.2 S	0.2 W	0.2 S	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 S	-	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	-	0.2 SSE	1.2 S	0.3 SSE	-	1.0 S	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE
Period (s)	5	-	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	-	2	7	2	-	6	6	6	6