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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	Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wed
	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	Back Beach Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Nukumaru Rock Wanganui-Manawatu	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Patea River Mouth Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	2	2	1	2	3	1	0	4	3	3	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.5 W	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 SW	0.9 WSW	1.3 SW	1.3 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.2 SSE	1.7 SSE	0.7 SW	1.9 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.3 S	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	9	10	10	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	8	7	12	8	7	6	11	11	11	14	13
Energy(?)	380	299	87	191	268	226	572	1035	942	668	544	824	447	162	508	266	247	80	67	191	190	183
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross	off	off	cross	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			7:52PM 2.69	8:25AM 2.68		8:54PM 2.40	9:10AM 2.82		9:53PM 2.02	9:49AM 2.97		10:10PM 2.89	10:27AM 3.10		10:48PM 3.00	11:24AM 2.96		11:29PM 3.26	11:47AM 3.08		12:04AM 2.95	12:24PM 3.15
Low Tide / height (m)		1:49PM 1.21	2:12AM 1.07		2:48PM 0.93	3:08AM 0.77		3:18PM 0.60			4:19PM 0.63		4:19AM 0.63	4:39PM 0.66		5:12AM 0.36	5:10PM 0.36		5:33AM 0.26	5:59PM 0.28		6:12AM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	1	7	8	6	1	4	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	20	18	21	19	18	19	19	17	20	22	16	19	19	15	18	18	15	19	20	15	20
Low °C	18	18	17	20	19	15	19	19	16	18	21	13	16	18	12	16	18	12	15	19	13	18
Chill °C (?)	20	20	18	21	18	18	19	19	16	20	22	15	19	19	13	18	17	13	19	20	14	20
Sunrise	6:13	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:20
Sunset	-	8:52	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:51	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:50	-	-	8:49	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.5 W	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 S	0.9 WSW	1.3 SW	1.3 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	10	9	10	10	10	5	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.3 WNW	0.4 NW	0.6 WSW	0.5 W	0.4 NW	0.5 NW	1.0 S	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.3 NW	0.4 NW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.4 SSW	0.2 S	0.4 S	0.5 SW	0.2 NNW
Period (s)	13	13	12	11	15	7	12	11	7	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	7	6	5	11	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 N	-	1.6 NNW	1.9 NNW	1.1 SSE	1.4 WNW	1.7 W	1.5 SSE	1.5 S	0.7 W	2.2 SSE	1.7 SSE	0.4 SSW	1.9 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.3 S	-	-	-	0.5 SSE	0.3 NE
Period (s)	-	3	-	6	7	5	7	8	7	7	4	8	7	5	8	7	6	-	-	-	3	2

	Wednesday 14					Thursday 15								Friday 16								Sat
	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	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Patea River Mouth Taranaki	Nukumaru Rock Wanganui-Manawatu	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Patea River Mouth Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.5 SW	0.7 WNW	0.5 SW	0.6 WSW	1.7 NW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.4 SW	1.5 W	1.4 WSW	1.5 W	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	7	15	15	7	14	14	14	14	14	9	9	8	13	13
Energy(?)	380	327	297	269	243	245	241	74	72	233	268	620	610	519	578	585	180	655	610	552	1121	1146
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	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	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	7:34AM 2.72				7:55PM 2.29				8:37AM 1.88				8:42PM 2.63				9:05AM 2.09				9:30PM 2.57
Low Tide / height (m)			1:49PM 1.21				2:07AM 0.96				2:48PM 0.93				2:58AM 0.86				3:22PM 0.77
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	-	1	1	1	-	1	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	20	21	20	18	18	19	18	19	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	19	18	19	19	17	16
Chill °C (?)	18	20	21	20	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	19	18	18	16	16	19	17	19	19	16	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:50	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.5 SW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 SW	1.5 NW	1.3 NW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 S	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.5 W	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW
Period (s)	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	7	10	10	14	7	7	14	14	6	14	13	8	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WSW	0.5 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.4 WSW	0.5 NW	0.6 NNW	0.8 WSW	0.5 S	0.7 S
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	7	10	15	15	10	14	14	6	6	9	12	6	13	6	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 N	0.4 NNW	0.8 NNW	1.0 NNW	1.1 NNW	-	0.3 NNE	1.7 NNW	1.9 NNW	1.7 NW	0.3 SSE	-	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	0.7 NW	1.5 W	1.4 WSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	4	5	5	6	-	2	7	7	7	4	-	7	7	7	9	9	-	-	-

	Wednesday 14																Thursday 15
	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	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Patea River Mouth Taranaki	Nukumaru Rock Wanganui-Manawatu	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Patea River Mouth Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 W	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 NW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	10	10
Energy(?)	361	354	380	422	397	356	349	88	88	295	295	269	242	240	267	243	83	240	239	234	350	303
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	off	cross	cross- on	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	7:34AM 2.72												7:47PM 2.53
Low Tide / height (m)							1:44PM 1.10												1:58AM 0.84
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	3	2	2
High °C	17	18	18	19	20	20	19	20	19	20	19	19	19	20	19	18	19	19	19	19	19	19
Chill °C (?)	17	18	18	19	20	20	19	20	19	20	19	19	19	20	19	18	19	19	19	18	18	18
Sunrise	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 W	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.8 NW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	5	5	5	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.5 WSW	0.5 W	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.2 WNW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 NW	0.9 NW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	5	5	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	10	10	12	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	-	-	-	0.8 NNE	1.2 NNW	1.0 NNE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	-	-	-	4	5	4