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Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Surf Forecast
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Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 04 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay at 9AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sun 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 21 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 100 | 274 | 404 | 405 | 252 | 228 | 278 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:09AM 1.58 | 4:58PM 1.70 | 5:08AM 1.64 | 5:50PM 1.81 | 6:01AM 1.74 | 6:36PM 1.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:30AM 0.50 | 11:09PM 0.63 | 11:25AM 0.42 | 12:02AM 0.51 | 12:15PM 0.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sun 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 14 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland
Offshore wind has become very light (light winds from the SE at Kaitaia Airport 18 km from Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks). Surf should be turning clean at Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks. A 2.6m groundswell from the SW
27 km away, 1 h 13 min ago
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