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Back Beach surf Forecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 29 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 18.5°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 18.3 °C max: 19.4 °C min: 16.5 °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 18.5°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 18.3 °C max: 19.4 °C min: 16.5 °C)


How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 2AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (29 Mar)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)8910101112121212121212121212121212121212121212131415151515151514141414141313131313131313131212121212121111141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)16011918210424483147374732263025277923602013172214261158106491890282282269469469474777283710791325136114171380134314211307120310641019907880711689555555546437437430403390378319365353313189443456672216012721830
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
W
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
N
5
NNW
0
N
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crossglassoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
3.30
12:57PM
3.22
1:17AM
3.20
1:32PM
3.08
1:54AM
3.07
2:13PM
2.91
2:41AM
2.91
3:09PM
2.75
3:45AM
2.77
4:30PM
2.65
5:12AM
2.73
5:54PM
2.67
6:34AM
2.85
7:08PM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:56AM
0.65
7:16PM
0.60
7:32AM
0.80
7:53PM
0.76
8:14AM
0.97
8:36PM
0.94
9:07AM
1.13
9:30PM
1.10
10:14AM
1.23
10:44PM
1.18
11:36AM
1.21
12:10AM
1.11
12:56PM
1.02
1:24AM
0.89
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise----7:35-------7:35-------7:37-------7:37-------7:39-------7:39-------7:41-------
Sunset-------7:21-------7:19-------7:17-------7:15-------7:15-------7:13-------7:12----
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Rain (mm)
111-21------------------------------------------1---692-1---
Temp. °C151413131214161310111112131617141213131414171815121212121517171514131314161718171515151516181817171617171718171615141414
Feels °C (?)987769129688910121210911111312151613101111111516161313121212151517171414141416161615151517161616151311101213

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