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 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			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	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Awakino River Mouth Taranaki	Awakino River Mouth Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki
Rating	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	0.6 NW	0.6 SW	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	1.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.6 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	13	12	10	10	11	9	10	10	11	12	13	13	14	18	16
Energy(?)	1477	1541	903	543	458	264	233	221	114	270	265	422	1993	2010	2328	2260	2289	1965	1968	1368	1215	1209
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		2:52PM 2.49	3:22AM 2.44		3:43PM 2.30		4:16AM 2.23	4:56PM 2.17		5:51AM 2.22	6:29PM 2.16		7:16AM 2.32		7:43PM 2.62	8:16AM 2.51		8:39PM 2.50	8:53AM 2.65		9:14PM 2.63	9:35AM 3.25
Low Tide / height (m)			9:11PM 0.85	9:42AM 1.02		10:08PM 1.02	10:43AM 1.10		11:25PM 1.31	12:16PM 1.16		12:47AM 1.06		1:34PM 1.03	2:01AM 1.07		2:28PM 0.82	2:44AM 0.69		3:03PM 0.55	3:17AM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	3	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	19	18	17	17	13	22	19	18	19	20	18	17	17	16	18	18	16	19	19	17	19
Low °C	16	19	15	16	17	10	18	19	17	19	19	14	15	16	16	17	17	16	17	18	17	18
Chill °C (?)	18	19	18	17	17	13	22	19	18	19	20	18	15	15	14	17	17	14	18	19	16	19
Sunrise	7:15	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:22
Sunset	-	7:52	-	-	7:51	-	-	7:49	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:39	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	0.6 WSW	0.9 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.1 NW	2.3 WSW	0.9 W	1.4 W	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	8	8	22	20	20	13	13	19	18	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NW	0.9 S	1.0 S	0.8 N	0.7 N	0.1 N	0.3 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 SW	0.6 WSW	0.5 SW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 W	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.1 NW	-	0.4 WSW	0.1 N	-	0.1 N
Period (s)	10	7	6	6	6	14	14	13	12	12	11	16	15	24	14	13	13	-	22	12	-	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 S	-	1.2 SSE	-	0.3 S	0.2 N	0.2 NNE	-	-	0.8 N	1.0 N	1.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	-	1.4 W	-	-
Period (s)	7	-	6	-	5	9	9	-	-	6	6	11	9	10	10	11	12	13	-	14	-	-

	Tuesday 10							Wednesday 11								Thursday 12
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Graveyards Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 SW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 SW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	0.7 NW	0.9 NW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1756	2001	1477	1581	1265	1060	1066	1011	521	570	543	664	458	378	219	285	265	233	233	239	288	298
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	2:36AM 2.63				2:52PM 2.49				3:23AM 2.74				3:43PM 2.30					4:25AM 2.28				5:14PM 2.49
Low Tide / height (m)			8:51AM 0.82				9:04PM 0.81				9:42AM 1.02					10:08PM 1.02				10:43AM 1.10
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	14	16	18	19	19	18	17	16	15	16	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	18	22	23	19
Chill °C (?)	13	13	15	18	19	19	18	17	15	15	16	17	17	15	16	15	14	14	18	22	23	19
Sunrise	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:49
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 SW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 SW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	0.9 NW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NW	1.3 SSE	0.4 NW	1.1 S	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NNW	0.9 S	0.4 NW	0.7 N	0.8 N	0.8 N	0.7 N	0.6 N	0.4 N	0.4 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.2 NNW	0.3 NW	0.4 NW	0.7 NW	0.6 WSW
Period (s)	10	7	10	7	10	10	10	6	10	5	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	13	14	13	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.2 S	1.5 SSE	1.0 S	1.0 S	-	-	0.5 NNE	-	-	-	0.3 S	0.3 S	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.2 NNE	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	7	7	6	6	6	-	-	4	-	-	-	5	4	-	-	-	6	9	-	-	-

	Tuesday 10
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Graveyards Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1798	1798	1756	1756	1941	2001	1510	1999	1062	1477	1422	1782	1298	1265	857	1134	1132	1060	1194	1066	1066	645
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		2:36AM 2.63												2:53PM 2.49
Low Tide / height (m)								8:51AM 0.82													9:04PM 0.81
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18
Chill °C (?)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	0.4 NNW	1.1 S	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	1.1 S	0.9 S	1.1 S	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	7	7	10	7	10	10	7	7	7	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.7 SSE	0.5 N	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	1.2 S	-	0.3 S	1.5 SSE	1.0 S	-	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	-	-	-	0.3 S
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	7	10	8	8	7	-	7	6	6	-	6	6	6	-	-	-	7