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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	Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thu
	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	Back Beach Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki
Rating	2	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 W	1.2 W	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	1.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	2.4 SW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.0 SW
Period(s)	13	12	14	12	11	10	12	13	13	19	17	16	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	15	15	14
Energy	222	143	204	580	504	559	1219	1107	570	1256	3239	1324	1163	1028	602	519	293	210	231	226	250	414
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		1:14PM 3.17	1:36AM 3.10		2:08PM 2.69	2:39AM 2.85		3:14PM 2.57		3:45AM 2.73	4:24PM 2.51		4:51AM 2.66	5:30PM 2.52		5:51AM 2.64		6:19PM 2.51	6:45AM 2.66		7:25PM 2.93	7:35AM 2.80
Low Tide / height (m)			7:19PM 0.58	8:04AM 0.44		8:24PM 0.52	9:08AM 0.56		9:27PM 0.97	10:12AM 0.62		10:33PM 1.02	11:15AM 0.63		11:37PM 0.73		12:11PM 0.60	12:25AM 0.68		1:04PM 0.70	1:36AM 0.85
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-
High °C	17	16	16	16	16	14	17	17	15	17	17	15	16	16	14	16	16	14	15	16	15	15
Low °C	12	15	15	14	14	13	14	15	14	16	15	13	15	14	13	14	15	12	14	15	14	15
Chill °C (?)	17	16	15	16	16	14	17	17	14	17	17	14	16	16	14	16	16	14	14	16	15	14
Sunrise	7:20	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:31
Sunset	-	5:15	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:12	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 W	1.2 W	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.4 SW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.0 SW
Period (s)	13	12	14	12	11	10	12	13	13	12	17	16	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NNW	0.2 WSW	0.3 WNW	0.8 NNW	0.7 N	0.7 NW	0.8 WSW	0.4 NW	0.4 NNW	1.0 WSW	0.5 N	-	0.4 N	0.4 N	0.1 S	0.1 NW	0.2 NNW	0.2 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 SW	0.1 S
Period (s)	4	18	12	6	6	9	15	11	11	19	9	-	5	5	13	8	8	18	16	15	11	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.9 N	0.9 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSE	0.3 NNE	-	-	0.7 N	0.9 NNE	0.7 N	-	-	-	-	0.5 N
Period (s)	3	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	8	-	-	5	5	5	-	-	-	-	3

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	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	Marokopa Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Oakura Beach 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	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 SW	0.6 W	0.7 W	1.1 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.3 WSW
Period(s)	13	12	12	12	18	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	13	13	13	13
Energy	222	122	143	130	208	204	263	535	580	537	504	639	513	559	611	739	1219	1171	1107	1124	1026	570
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off
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	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			1:14PM 3.17				1:41AM 3.28				2:08PM 2.69				2:39AM 2.85					3:14PM 2.57
Low Tide / height (m)	6:57AM 0.27				7:24PM 0.36				8:04AM 0.44				8:24PM 0.52					9:08AM 0.56				9:27PM 0.97
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	16	16	15	15	15	13	13	14	16	16	14	14	13	13	13	14	17	17	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	11	15	16	15	14	14	12	12	13	16	16	14	14	12	12	12	14	17	17	15	14	14
Sunrise	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.8 NNW	0.4 WSW	0.6 W	0.7 NNW	1.1 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	13	12	12	6	12	14	5	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NNW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 SW	0.3 WNW	0.7 W	0.9 N	0.8 NNW	0.5 NW	0.7 N	0.9 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 WSW	0.4 NW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.4 NW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW
Period (s)	4	18	18	12	18	12	13	5	6	10	6	10	9	9	14	9	15	15	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	1.3 N	0.9 N	-	0.9 NNW	0.9 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	6	6	-	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 21																	Friday 22
	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	Back Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.3 N	1.0 N	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 W
Period(s)	13	13	13	6	6	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	6	6	18	18	14	14	14	14	13	13
Energy	127	189	222	261	163	122	147	147	143	103	130	130	110	112	208	208	246	204	204	226	263	263
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)								1:14PM 3.17												1:41AM 3.28
Low Tide / height (m)		7:03AM 0.28												7:22PM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	12	13	14	16	15	16	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	15	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	9	9	11	11	13	15	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	13	13	14	14	12	12	12
Sunrise	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 N	1.0 N	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.7 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.7 NNW
Period (s)	6	6	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	6	6	6	6	12	12	14	14	14	6	5	5
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 NNW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 W	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 W
Period (s)	13	13	4	19	19	18	19	19	18	14	12	12	12	12	18	18	12	12	12	14	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 ENE	1.3 N	1.0 N	1.3 N	0.9 N	0.9 N	0.9 N	1.1 N	-	-	-	-	0.9 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.9 NNW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	6	6	-	-	-