Surf Forecast Surf Report

Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 11 May 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 12AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (12 May)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
0.8
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.3
N
1.3
N
0.9
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
2.1
N
1.8
N
1.5
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
1
N
Period(s) (?)99999998888888881313131312121212121111111111111111111110101010101010101010101010566677888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)487516433375367356452461443396381305257270270239239878865726649547547464389369295289242235235231188184187174167130127127125969696969671718710351113229220496371256191137110
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
WSW
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
0
SSW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassonglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08PM
1.86
7:14AM
1.83
7:47PM
1.91
7:53AM
1.84
8:25PM
1.94
8:31AM
1.84
9:04PM
1.94
9:10AM
1.82
9:43PM
1.93
9:48AM
1.79
10:23PM
1.90
10:29AM
1.75
11:05PM
1.87
11:12AM
1.71
11:50PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:13AM
0.45
1:29PM
0.27
1:54AM
0.43
2:07PM
0.25
2:33AM
0.42
2:45PM
0.25
3:13AM
0.43
3:23PM
0.26
3:53AM
0.45
4:03PM
0.29
4:34AM
0.48
4:44PM
0.33
5:18AM
0.51
5:27PM
0.36
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise------7:09-------7:09-------7:11-------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------7:13-----
Sunset5:34-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30-------5:30-------5:29-------5:28---
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Rain (mm)
-------------------------1--------------------13448641------
Temp. °C191715141414161717171716161515171715151515151517181716151515151718171615141414161616161717171818181818181818171715141514
Feels °C (?)18161313121214151415151414131316161313141414141717181614141313161717151413131316151516161615151416161515151714128798
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