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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	Tue	Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 SW	1.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period(s)	12	12	13	13	17	16	15	14	14	13	12	21	18	17	16	15	14	14	13	16	16	15
Energy	747	838	1428	1405	1288	1734	760	673	763	471	588	913	886	1215	688	753	655	560	443	724	722	735
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	off	off	glass	off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	off	glass	on	glass
High Tide / height (m)		6:20AM 2.99		7:01PM 2.75	7:17AM 2.92		7:52PM 3.17	8:06AM 3.08		8:36PM 3.15	8:54AM 3.20		9:23PM 3.28	9:42AM 3.26		10:10PM 3.36	10:30AM 3.25		10:58PM 3.35	11:20AM 3.17		11:48PM 3.28
Low Tide / height (m)	12:13AM 0.68		12:46PM 0.45	1:07AM 0.51		1:25PM 0.25	2:02AM 0.48		2:13PM 0.09	2:46AM 0.18		3:09PM -0.01		3:35AM 0.07	3:59PM 0.15		4:24AM 0.04	4:45PM -0.03		5:15AM 0.07	5:37PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	15	15	12	14	15	12	14	14	12	13	13	10	12	14	12	13	13	12	12	13	11
Low °C	11	12	13	12	12	13	11	12	12	10	11	11	9	10	12	11	11	12	10	11	12	10
Chill °C (?)	12	14	14	10	13	15	11	14	14	11	13	13	8	12	14	11	13	13	11	12	12	10
Sunrise	-	7:16	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:16	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	1.0 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	8	12	13	13	13	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	17	16	15	14	14	13	16	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	0.5 W	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 WSW	-	-	0.1 S	-	0.1 W	0.6 S	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 SSE	-	0.6 S	0.4 SSE	0.3 WSW	0.5 WSW	-	-	0.1 W
Period (s)	12	24	21	19	17	-	-	8	-	26	5	21	18	5	-	5	5	19	18	-	-	21
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.6 SE	1.0 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.9 SSE	-	-	0.7 SSE	-	0.7 SSE	0.8 SSE	-	0.8 SSE	0.2 ESE	-	0.8 SSE	-	0.3 S	-	-	-	0.6 SW
Period (s)	10	3	5	6	5	-	-	5	-	5	5	-	5	4	-	5	-	4	-	-	-	5

	Tue	Wednesday 13								Thursday 14								Friday 15
	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach 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	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki
Rating	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 WSW
Period(s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	21	13	13	13	13	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14
Energy	2039	747	1099	1530	1142	1137	1212	1249	1301	1405	1216	1314	1288	1018	1356	1126	1113	1339	1103	1113	521	664
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass
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)	6:08PM 2.55				6:26AM 2.75				7:01PM 2.75				7:17AM 2.92				7:50PM 2.96				8:03AM 3.31
Low Tide / height (m)			12:13AM 0.68				12:46PM 0.66				1:07AM 0.51				1:35PM 0.26				1:48AM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	12	13	11	12	15	15	13	12	12	12	12	12	15	14	12	12	11	11	11	12	14
Chill °C (?)	12	10	11	9	10	14	14	12	10	10	10	10	10	15	14	11	11	11	11	10	11	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 SW	1.4 WSW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	13	8	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	-	-	-	0.1 S	-	-	0.6 S	-	0.1 S
Period (s)	12	12	7	25	24	22	21	21	20	19	18	18	17	-	-	-	9	-	-	5	-	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.1 S	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.7 SSE	-	-	0.8 SSE	-	0.7 S
Period (s)	-	10	3	3	5	5	3	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	4	4	4	-	-	5	-	5

	Tuesday 12	Wednesday 13
	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach 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	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki
Rating	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.2 SW	1.4 WSW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 SW	0.8 WSW	1.6 SW
Period(s)	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	21	13
Energy	1480	851	2039	1668	756	747	476	783	776	776	900	900	977	864	1142	1143	1147	1305	1428	2467	1212	1326
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	6:08PM 2.55												6:26AM 2.75
Low Tide / height (m)							12:15AM 0.87												12:36PM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	12	13	14	16	17	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	13	12	12	12	12	10	12	12	11	10	10	9	9	8	10	11	13	16	17	14	14	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 SW	1.5 WSW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 SW	1.4 WSW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	13	8	13	12	8	8	8	8	8	8	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 W	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.6 W	0.7 W	1.0 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW
Period (s)	-	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	24	23	21	21	21
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.6 SE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	-	-	0.8 SSE	0.4 SSE	1.0 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	10	10	-	4	4	4	5	5	5	3	5	5	5	-	-	6	3	5