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Back Beach surf Forecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 19 Apr 2024 NZST
Forecast update in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Back Beach sea temperature is 18.3°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.4 °C max: 18.8 °C min: 15.8 °C)
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Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Back Beach sea temperature is 18.3°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.4 °C max: 18.8 °C min: 15.8 °C)


How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s

Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
2.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
WSW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
WSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)14141313131314141413131313131313131312131313131381313131313131313131313131415141414141414131313171616161616151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)125513191280120012001179131913381236129911821242114712869519368627782267778841288031223075125493393393393313871387138713871387140812181408131918601581136813681095975816780792792100922012146211921191776161314531396127912611126
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
0
ENE
5
NW
5
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
5
S
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
ononglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscrosscross-
on
ononononononononononglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:52AM
2.82
7:17PM
2.75
7:38AM
2.94
8:02PM
2.90
8:17AM
3.06
8:40PM
3.05
8:52AM
3.16
9:14PM
3.17
9:25AM
3.24
9:45PM
3.28
9:57AM
3.29
10:16PM
3.35
10:29AM
3.30
10:47PM
3.37
11:02AM
3.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12PM
0.94
1:33AM
0.90
1:55PM
0.75
2:14AM
0.74
2:31PM
0.59
2:49AM
0.61
3:05PM
0.47
3:21AM
0.52
3:37PM
0.40
3:53AM
0.48
4:09PM
0.38
4:25AM
0.49
4:42PM
0.41
4:58AM
0.55
5:16PM
0.50
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sunrise6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------7:01-------7:01---
Sunset--5:49-------5:46-------5:45-------5:45-------5:43-------5:42-------5:40-------5:39-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151616151515141314151616141413131416161413131515151718161515141314171714131312131415161313121212141516161616151515171818
Feels °C (?)141515141515141111131415121211101112111011101010101615131111121213161613111110111213141213111110121214151413121313141616

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