Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 04 Jul 2025 NZST
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Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay at 2AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
0.8
N
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)9988111111810101010109999998101099991099101010109914141414131313131313131212121212121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1397153311769571004911874135498437346321265229234187192164205157229247344345366390471518517286294244246469590553513573628703641704677653580554514458406348338327306301292283339332320381
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
W
0
S
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
W
0
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
45
NNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscrossglassoffoffglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:45AM
1.72
3:29PM
1.65
3:35AM
1.67
4:23PM
1.67
4:27AM
1.66
5:15PM
1.70
5:19AM
1.67
6:05PM
1.76
6:08AM
1.70
6:52PM
1.82
6:55AM
1.74
7:36PM
1.88
7:40AM
1.78
8:19PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34PM
0.60
9:08AM
0.46
9:29PM
0.64
9:58AM
0.47
10:25PM
0.66
10:49AM
0.45
11:19PM
0.64
11:39AM
0.42
12:11AM
0.60
12:27PM
0.37
12:59AM
0.55
1:12PM
0.31
1:45AM
0.50
1:56PM
0.25
2:29AM
0.44
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunrise----7:33-------7:33-------7:33-------7:33-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------
Sunset------5:25-------5:25-------5:27-------5:27-------5:28-------5:28-------5:29-----
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Rain (mm)
121-111-------------------------------3341121221---------2914
Temp. °C171716161616161515151413131617151413121212141413121313131415141415151515161614151516161516171716151414141516171617171715
Feels °C (?)1413121313141313141413121215161513111010101111109111091011101012121111121211131415151517181716141414141616171514131010
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