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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	Thu		Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Desperation Point Taranaki	Nukumaru Rock Wanganui-Manawatu
Rating	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	0	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 WSW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 WSW	1.4 SW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 SW	0.7 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.4 WSW
Period(s) (?)	9	12	12	11	11	13	12	13	12	13	14	13	14	13	14	13	13	12	12	16	14	14
Energy(?)	204	498	538	352	502	466	525	658	483	562	787	440	875	756	607	425	347	340	293	1234	900	147
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- on	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		11:15PM 3.25	11:30AM 3.38		11:52PM 3.31	12:10PM 3.39		12:31AM 3.30	12:49PM 3.29		1:13AM 3.21		1:32PM 3.12	1:59AM 3.05		2:21PM 2.89	2:52AM 2.85		3:19PM 2.65	3:58AM 2.65		4:52PM 2.78
Low Tide / height (m)	5:07PM -0.04		5:22AM 0.00	5:43PM 0.10		6:03AM -0.03	6:24PM -0.09		6:43AM 0.04		7:06PM 0.02	7:28AM 0.18		7:51PM 0.20	8:11AM 0.34		8:43PM 0.42	9:17AM 0.60		9:45PM 0.64	10:29AM 0.77
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	7	3
High °C	20	17	20	20	16	19	20	16	18	19	15	17	21	18	19	18	17	18	17	18	14	14
Low °C	20	15	17	18	12	17	18	14	16	18	15	15	20	16	17	18	16	17	17	14	13	13
Chill °C (?)	20	16	20	20	16	19	20	16	18	19	14	17	21	18	19	18	17	18	17	18	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:31	-
Sunset	7:37	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:32	-	-	7:29	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:23
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 WSW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 WSW	1.4 SW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 SW	0.7 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.4 WSW
Period (s)	9	12	12	11	11	13	12	13	12	13	14	13	14	13	14	13	13	12	12	16	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 WSW	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.2 W	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.8 WSW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.6 WSW	0.6 W	0.7 WSW	0.2 NNW	0.5 N	0.4 NNW	0.2 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.0 S	1.2 N	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	12	9	8	8	8	15	14	14	14	13	12	6	18	16	13	5	5	20	18	6	7	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.0 S	0.8 S	1.2 S	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSE	0.8 S	0.5 S	-	-	-	0.5 SE	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.7 SSE	0.9 N	0.8 E	0.5 E
Period (s)	-	6	5	5	4	6	6	5	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	6	4	4

	Thursday 19			Friday 20								Saturday 21								Sunday 22
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Graveyards Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa 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
Rating	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13
Energy(?)	427	430	392	207	500	424	538	504	495	325	544	561	657	583	514	541	525	516	541	658	647	537
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass
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	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				11:14PM 3.51				11:30AM 3.38				11:52PM 3.31				12:08PM 3.38				12:31AM 3.30
Low Tide / height (m)		5:07PM -0.04				5:24AM -0.01				5:43PM -0.12				6:02AM -0.02				6:24PM -0.09				6:42AM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	20	17	17	15	15	17	20	20	19	15	15	14	14	18	19	20	18	16	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	20	20	16	17	14	14	17	20	20	19	14	14	13	13	18	19	20	18	16	15	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.2 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	10	10	8	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	14	14	14	14	14	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	0.4 SSW	1.0 S	0.9 SSE	0.8 S	0.7 S	1.1 S	-	1.4 SSE	1.5 S	1.3 SSE	1.1 SSE	-	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	-
Period (s)	7	7	6	3	6	5	5	5	5	-	7	7	7	6	-	6	6	5	5	5	5	-

	Thursday 19										Friday 20
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Graveyards Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa 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
Rating	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 WSW	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.0 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	9	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Energy(?)	441	432	427	204	475	430	479	447	441	228	335	377	391	409	320	419	419	454	428	414	407	280
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)											11:15PM 3.25
Low Tide / height (m)					5:07PM -0.04												5:22AM 0.00
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	20	20	21	21	19	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	14	15	15	15	15	16	17	18
Chill °C (?)	20	20	20	21	21	19	18	16	16	17	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	17	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 WSW	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.0 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	9	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.3 W	0.2 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W
Period (s)	9	10	10	12	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	-	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	0.4 SSW	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	-	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 S	0.3 S
Period (s)	7	7	7	-	7	7	7	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	-	6	6	5	5	5	5	3