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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	Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Mon
	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	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Back Beach Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Bog Works Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki
Rating	2	0	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	0	2	2	0	1	1	0	2	2	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 W	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	3.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	10	10	10	9	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	14	13	14
Energy(?)	357	977	487	2216	1374	1640	1433	1516	955	459	391	494	165	234	145	158	227	166	461	627	1563	1758
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)			9:41PM 2.21	9:58AM 2.38		10:01PM 3.28	10:17AM 3.41		11:13PM 2.71	10:51AM 3.16		11:11PM 3.13	11:24AM 3.15		11:45PM 3.41	11:59AM 3.35		12:17AM 3.08	12:30PM 2.98		12:51AM 2.97	12:56PM 2.75
Low Tide / height (m)		3:44PM 0.37	3:58AM 0.36		4:26PM 0.73		4:10AM 0.41	5:04PM 0.66		4:45AM 0.19	5:02PM 0.09		5:20AM 0.18	5:38PM 0.12		5:56AM 0.43	6:10PM 0.20		6:29AM 0.33	6:43PM 0.32		6:57AM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-
High °C	19	20	17	18	18	14	16	16	15	18	17	15	17	18	15	18	17	16	16	17	13	16
Low °C	17	18	15	14	16	13	14	15	14	16	16	13	16	17	13	17	17	15	16	15	13	14
Chill °C (?)	19	20	16	18	17	13	16	16	15	18	17	15	17	18	15	18	16	16	16	17	11	15
Sunrise	7:31	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41
Sunset	-	7:21	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:14	-	-	7:12	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 W	1.6 WNW	0.4 SW	-	2.5 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period (s)	11	10	16	-	9	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	14	13	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.8 WSW	0.2 S	-	0.8 WSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	0.5 S	0.4 NNW	-	-	0.2 W	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW	-	0.2 S	0.4 WSW	0.7 SW	0.1 N	0.5 WSW	-
Period (s)	20	12	16	-	15	14	9	-	4	4	-	-	15	15	13	-	11	5	14	12	16	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.5 WNW	3.5 WSW	1.2 S	1.2 SSE	0.8 SSE	-	0.5 SSE	-	0.5 N	-	-	0.2 NNW	-	0.5 W	0.9 W	-	-	0.9 WSW	2.1 SSE	2.2 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	10	10	5	7	5	-	4	-	4	-	-	3	-	4	5	-	-	6	8	8

	Monday 30					Tuesday 31								Wednesday 01								Thu
	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	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Karaka Street Wanganui-Manawatu	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Bog Works Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back 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	Marokopa Taranaki
Rating	4	2	2	2	1	0	0	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WNW	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.0 W	0.7 WSW	2.1 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.9 W	2.1 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	10	10	16	8	9	10	10	10	9	9	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1043	356	374	285	155	2456	1492	671	797	2389	1263	1369	1296	1640	1018	1049	1433	1291	1253	1128	1051	1144
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	glass
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	8:54AM 2.89				9:53PM 2.56								10:00PM 2.98					10:16AM 3.12				10:28PM 2.99
Low Tide / height (m)			3:44PM 0.37				3:29AM 0.55	4:04AM 0.81			3:49PM 0.22					4:10AM 0.41				4:29PM 0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	19	20	19	17	16	16	15	16	18	20	16	13	13	14	14	14	16	17	16	15	15
Chill °C (?)	18	19	20	19	16	14	14	14	16	18	20	15	11	12	13	14	14	16	17	16	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:17	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WNW	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.0 W	0.7 WSW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.9 W	2.1 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 W	0.2 W	0.1 N	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.9 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	0.1 S	0.1 N	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	-
Period (s)	13	18	18	17	4	12	15	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	6	9	-	-	8	9	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	2.1 WSW	3.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	1.4 S	1.4 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.3 SE	0.4 SE	0.8 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	4	4	16	8	-	-	-	-	6	7	7	2	3	5	5	5	5	5	-

	Monday 30																Tuesday 31
	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	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Karaka Street Wanganui-Manawatu	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Bog Works Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back 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	Marokopa Taranaki
Rating	4	2	2	2	1	0	0	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WNW	1.1 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	0.9 WSW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.0 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.5 W	1.5 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	10	10	16	16	16	10	10	16	16	16	9	9	16
Energy(?)	1044	308	357	349	212	1020	1015	356	374	1056	999	1105	1230	1240	1041	1041	4698	4510	4510	2295	2295	4944
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	on	on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)			9:14AM 2.22												9:18PM 3.15
Low Tide / height (m)									3:44PM 0.84												3:25AM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	16	17	17	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	17	16	17	17	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	15
Sunrise	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WNW	1.1 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	0.9 WSW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.1 N	0.1 N	-
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	15	15	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.3 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	-	-
Period (s)	13	20	20	19	19	12	12	18	18	12	17	16	16	16	16	16	10	10	10	10	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 WSW	-	-	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	16	16	16	9	9	16