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Back Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 06 Feb 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast 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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Back Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Feb) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Feb) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Feb) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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| Energy (?) | 536 | 421 | 421 | 261 | 187 | 147 | 127 | 127 | 94 | 90 | 109 | 70 | 97 | 206 | 481 | 596 | 636 | 602 | 630 | 612 | 561 | 529 | 553 | 434 | 421 | 392 | 507 | 752 | 835 | 940 | 950 | 907 | 1209 | 1150 | 1003 | 991 | 966 | 716 | 687 | 585 | 585 | 494 | 453 | 357 | 357 | 351 | 295 | 261 | 193 | 180 | 180 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 137 | 133 | 128 | 126 | 126 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | 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 | off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:25AM 2.96 | 4:56PM 2.91 | 5:47AM 2.85 | 6:21PM 2.81 | 7:17AM 2.89 | 7:42PM 2.84 | 8:24AM 3.04 | 8:46PM 2.96 | 9:17AM 3.20 | 9:38PM 3.09 | 10:02AM 3.35 | 10:23PM 3.22 | 10:43AM 3.45 | 11:02PM 3.31 | 11:20AM 3.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:45AM 1.01 | 11:15PM 1.03 | 12:04PM 1.14 | 12:42AM 1.12 | 1:30PM 1.12 | 2:02AM 1.05 | 2:37PM 0.99 | 3:02AM 0.89 | 3:30PM 0.83 | 3:51AM 0.72 | 4:14PM 0.68 | 4:33AM 0.58 | 4:54PM 0.57 | 5:12AM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 06 | Friday 07 | Saturday 08 | Sunday 09 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 |
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