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Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Surf Forecast
/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /
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Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 23 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay at 3PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 30 | 46 | 64 | 69 | 85 | 138 | 148 | 118 | 80 | 66 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 35 | 27 | 34 | 36 | 42 | 36 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:34AM 1.98 | 9:42PM 1.91 | 10:11AM 1.97 | 10:19PM 1.87 | 10:49AM 1.94 | 10:57PM 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:42PM 0.35 | 3:55AM 0.21 | 4:20PM 0.37 | 4:32AM 0.24 | 4:58PM 0.42 | 5:10AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland
Cross-off winds at Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks are now cross-shore so expect speed-bumps in the surf (fresh winds from the WNW at Kaitaia Airport 18 km from Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks). 2.5m 14s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.9m 17s long period groundswell from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
27 km away, 1 h 28 min ago
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