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Back Beach surf Forecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 19 Mar 2024 NZDT
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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 18.7°C (Statistics for 19 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 18.5 °C max: 20.0 °C min: 17.0 °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 18.7°C (Statistics for 19 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 18.5 °C max: 20.0 °C min: 17.0 °C)


How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 6PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (19 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (19 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.5
WSW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
SW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
3.5
NW
4
NW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121212111111151518141416161615151414131212131313121212121288881313131313131313131314141413131389
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)55254327739237917517217216916716416112514714514627517637337933078866660865677420273997396927672643224017651507163315221277129959968663450346485484111988288788031442169918771859179110898671094107715992251
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
5
SSW
10
WNW
5
W
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NE
10
N
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
5
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
S
5
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
S
0
SW
10
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:56PM
2.59
7:38AM
2.77
8:00PM
2.69
8:31AM
2.91
8:52PM
2.84
9:14AM
3.05
9:34PM
2.99
9:51AM
3.18
10:10PM
3.13
10:25AM
3.28
10:43PM
3.23
10:56AM
3.35
11:14PM
3.31
11:26AM
3.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:45PM
1.27
1:16AM
1.23
1:55PM
1.14
2:19AM
1.07
2:46PM
0.96
3:07AM
0.87
3:27PM
0.77
3:46AM
0.70
4:03PM
0.61
4:20AM
0.56
4:36PM
0.48
4:51AM
0.47
5:08PM
0.40
5:22AM
0.44
5:39PM
0.38
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Sunrise--------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-------7:28-------7:30-------7:31-------7:31---
Sunset---7:37-------7:35-------7:32-------7:31-------7:30-------7:29-------7:27-------7:25
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C13161715121010912161615131211111316161513131415161616161615131315181816151414131417181616161616171718171717171718181818
Feels °C (?)811111075547131313119891114141412111213131614131515101114171312111011121415141313131313141416151515151517151514

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