Taranaki Surf

Taranaki Surf Forecast

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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Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Thu	Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18
	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	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	0	5	5	5	4	2	0	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.1 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.8 WSW
Period(s)	16	14	16	15	17	16	15	14	13	13	13	16	18	16	14	14	13	12	12	8	12	12
Energy	1338	1124	1041	1211	1194	1093	1372	1326	1787	1575	1222	780	4059	4036	3067	2060	1885	671	529	1084	1704	1088
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	on	cross	glass	glass	on	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- on	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		6:32AM 3.14		7:17PM 2.90	7:36AM 3.21		8:03PM 2.98	8:35AM 3.08		8:56PM 3.13	9:18AM 3.04		9:56PM 3.32	10:19AM 3.17		10:38PM 3.27	11:11AM 3.14		11:29PM 3.25		12:01PM 3.22	12:30AM 3.57
Low Tide / height (m)	12:30AM 0.88		1:01PM 0.68	1:29AM 0.43		2:00PM 0.48	2:16AM 0.27		2:49PM 0.11		3:11AM 0.15	3:47PM 0.28		4:13AM 0.09	4:33PM 0.01		5:06AM 0.07	5:22PM 0.02		5:53AM 0.31		6:16PM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	3	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	14	14	11	12	12	11	15	15	13	15	15	14	14	14	12	13	13	11	14	14	11
Low °C	10	11	12	11	11	12	11	15	14	13	14	14	12	11	11	10	12	12	10	13	13	11
Chill °C (?)	10	13	14	9	12	12	11	14	14	13	14	14	13	13	14	12	11	11	11	12	13	10
Sunrise	-	7:37	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:43	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:06	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.1 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	-	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.8 WSW
Period (s)	16	14	16	15	17	16	15	14	13	13	13	16	18	16	14	14	-	12	12	13	18	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 W	0.6 WSW	-	1.0 SW	-	0.1 W	0.2 W	1.1 W	1.0 WSW	1.0 W	1.0 WSW	0.3 WSW	-	1.1 W	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.6 WSW
Period (s)	20	18	-	6	-	24	22	6	18	18	16	23	-	8	-	-	-	22	16	18	18	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.7 SW	1.5 WSW	0.7 SSE	-	-	-	-	1.0 W	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.3 W	2.0 W	1.9 S	1.5 S	-	2.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	-
Period (s)	-	7	7	4	-	-	-	-	7	7	6	6	8	8	7	-	13	8	7	8	12	-

	Thu	Friday 12								Saturday 13								Sunday 14
	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	Marokopa Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Punihos Taranaki	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period(s)	16	16	15	14	14	15	16	16	15	15	14	14	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14
Energy	1808	1338	990	994	1124	1907	1041	1130	1148	1211	1161	1328	1194	1338	1093	1012	1370	1372	1316	1244	1326	2269
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	on	cross
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)	6:11PM 2.65				6:32AM 3.14				7:17PM 2.90				7:36AM 3.21				8:12PM 3.07				8:35AM 3.08
Low Tide / height (m)			12:30AM 0.88				1:01PM 0.68				1:29AM 0.43				2:00PM 0.48				2:16AM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-
Temp. °C	10	11	10	10	11	14	14	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	11	11	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	10	10	8	8	10	12	14	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	13	11	11	14	14	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period (s)	16	16	15	14	14	15	16	16	15	15	14	14	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.4 WSW	-	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	-	1.3 WSW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	-	0.4 WSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 WSW	0.2 W	0.3 W	0.5 WSW	1.1 W	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	21	20	19	-	18	18	-	6	6	6	18	17	-	5	24	24	22	22	21	20	6	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SW	2.2 SW	1.5 WSW	-	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.5 S	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 W	-	-	1.1 W	-	1.1 W
Period (s)	-	-	7	7	7	7	7	-	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	6	-	7

	Thursday 11					Friday 12
	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	Marokopa Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Bog Works Taranaki
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period(s)	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16
Energy	1816	1747	1808	1786	1786	1338	1140	1082	990	1069	1089	994	911	1080	1124	1049	1009	1907	1914	1024	1041	1041
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	6:11PM 2.65												6:32AM 3.14
Low Tide / height (m)							12:30AM 0.88												1:00PM 0.34	1:01PM 0.68
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	11	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	13	14	14	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	10	9	10	10	11	10	10	8	8	9	8	8	8	9	10	10	12	12	12	13	14	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.2 S	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	-	-	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 W	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	-	12	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	-	-	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 SW	1.5 WSW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7