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Back Beach Surf Forecast
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Back Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 16 Apr 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Back Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 10AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 299 | 295 | 209 | 206 | 196 | 152 | 149 | 149 | 120 | 144 | 314 | 302 | 402 | 272 | 268 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 268 | 299 | 585 | 822 | 1045 | 1322 | 1357 | 1145 | 1422 | 1593 | 1883 | 1883 | 1736 | 1700 | 1435 | 1151 | 1022 | 805 | 686 | 671 | 909 | 988 | 1444 | 1513 | 1215 | 1079 | 1030 | 890 | 740 | 640 | 574 | 518 | 433 | 383 | 343 | 277 | 222 | 190 | 187 | 180 | 177 | 392 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | 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 | 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 | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:30AM 3.18 | 11:49PM 3.24 | 12:04PM 3.07 | 12:24AM 3.12 | 12:42PM 2.92 | 1:05AM 2.98 | 1:30PM 2.77 | 1:59AM 2.82 | 2:36PM 2.64 | 3:09AM 2.72 | 3:52PM 2.59 | 4:25AM 2.74 | 5:01PM 2.65 | 5:31AM 2.86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:28AM 0.66 | 5:46PM 0.60 | 6:03AM 0.79 | 6:21PM 0.75 | 6:42AM 0.94 | 7:00PM 0.91 | 7:29AM 1.09 | 7:47PM 1.06 | 8:26AM 1.20 | 8:48PM 1.17 | 9:34AM 1.23 | 10:01PM 1.18 | 10:46AM 1.13 | 11:14PM 1.06 | 11:54AM 0.92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
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