Surf Forecast Surf Report
Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 11 Mar 2025 NZDT
Forecast 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (11 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (11 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.2
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
WSW
0.5
SW
0.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)1212121213161412117141378881111121111111111111010131212121212121212121613167888814141471212111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)378414436458497256213314674180312225302392335277595943749651536475386323220192192286247202177177140140108106116105103226327382373303263208183178132223195386353302280337337394492566
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
SSE
0
E
0
WSW
15
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
SW
5
SW
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
ESE
5
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglassonononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:32PM
2.88
9:00AM
3.12
9:22PM
3.03
9:43AM
3.25
10:03PM
3.16
10:21AM
3.35
10:39PM
3.27
10:55AM
3.41
11:13PM
3.33
11:27AM
3.43
11:44PM
3.36
11:57AM
3.40
12:14AM
3.34
12:27PM
3.34
12:45AM
3.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:48AM
0.91
3:14PM
0.81
3:34AM
0.72
3:55PM
0.64
4:13AM
0.56
4:32PM
0.51
4:49AM
0.46
5:06PM
0.42
5:22AM
0.42
5:40PM
0.38
5:53AM
0.44
6:11PM
0.40
6:24AM
0.51
6:43PM
0.47
6:56AM
0.63
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Sunrise----7:16-------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-------7:20-------7:20-------7:22-------
Sunset-------7:51-------7:49-------7:47-------7:45-------7:45-------7:43-------7:40----
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Rain (mm)
-------------------------------------11---------------------
Temp. °C151414141718181817181816171716171515151315181918151414141617181817171717181920191716171718191918171717171819201918181919
Feels °C (?)13131415151514151315151111121413111011811161815131313131616161615151514161819181514161517171716161616161718191818182020
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