Pareparea Bay Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (35.46° S 174.44° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Pareparea Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Pareparea Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Pareparea Bay sea temperature is 20.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pareparea Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pareparea Bay at 5AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Apr)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (23 Apr)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (23 Apr)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

Table - waves today at Pareparea Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
		Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	2	!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	110	302	170	168	129	80	73	68	97	130	243	217	303	671	604	521	418	311	262	187	153	109	88	58
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		11:28PM2.13m				11:47AM1.94m					00:26AM2.05m				12:48PM1.84m				1:28AM1.98m				1:54PM1.78m
Low Tide				5:46AM0.26m					6:04PM0.17m				6:46AM0.33m				7:05PM0.26m				7:50AM0.38m


	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	1	5	6	3	3	2	3	4	6	3	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	14	14	15	14	13	13	13	11	11	12	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17
Feels °C	12	12	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	8	7	8	11	8	10	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	N 6	E 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 6	E 6	E 7	N 10	N 10	SE 12	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 10	N 10	SE 10	E 6	ENE 6
kJ	110	7	57	36	34	50	50	32	64	76	127	2	2	6	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	88	58
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 11	N 6	N 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	N 6	SE 12	N 10	SE 12	—	N 10	N 10	N 17	N 17	N 16	N 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	13	2	7	3	10	10	10	9	31	28	28	1	6	2	6	—	2	2	6	6	5	2	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	NE 8	N 11	NE 8	N 6	N 6	N 10	N 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—	N 14	N 14	N 15	N 16	N 13	SE 8	N 9	N 9
kJ	2	3	2	3	3	1	2	2	8	8	2	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	5	4	3	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 11	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	—	—
kJ	79	302	170	168	129	80	73	68	97	130	243	217	303	671	604	521	418	311	262	187	153	109	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Moureeses Northland	The Ledge Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Langs beach Northland	Pataua Northland	Moureeses Northland	Moureeses Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Moureeses Northland	Moureeses Northland	Moureeses Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	53	64	64	59	64	66	29	0	0	7	0	0	0	53	53	103	153	103	103	84	66	53	53
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Waipu River	Waipapakauri Beach	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay	The Ledge	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Taronui Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Taronui Bay	Taronui Bay	Taipa Bay		Twilight Beach	Herangi Beach	Herangi Beach	Ninety Mile Beach	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	3	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	3	1	1	1		3	2	2	3	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	2	4	4	5	4	3	2	3
Header Global	Outer Pool South Africa	Heaven South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Lebu Chile	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Barrancon Chile
Rating (10 max)	8	7	9	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

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