Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taapuna today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Taapuna at 2PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Taapuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1423 | 2563 | 2261 | 2342 | 1735 | 1606 | 3697 | 3549 | 3594 | 3594 | 4065 | 4698 | 6432 | 6993 | 6388 | 6124 | 5762 | 4834 | 3815 | 2343 | 1649 | 1674 | 1487 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:02AM0.19m | 11:37PM0.22m | 11:13AM0.22m | 11:43PM0.24m | 11:30AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46AM0.11m | 5:29PM0.06m | 5:42AM0.09m | 5:39PM0.04m | 5:47AM0.06m | 5:52PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1423 | 2563 | 2261 | 2342 | 1735 | 1606 | 3697 | 3549 | 3594 | 3594 | 4065 | 4698 | 6432 | 6993 | 6388 | 6124 | 4969 | 3999 | 3815 | 1159 | 1223 | 863 | 965 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 13 | NNW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 20 | — | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 21 | S 21 | S 13 |
| kJ | 128 | 295 | 164 | 454 | 553 | 454 | 31 | 11 | 26 | 45 | — | 1092 | — | 407 | — | — | 693 | 936 | 461 | 1083 | 9 | 9 | 563 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 19 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 363 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ESE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 685 | — | — | — | 69 | 131 | 175 | — | 161 | 69 | — | — | — | 115 | 156 | 126 | 5762 | 4834 | 431 | 2343 | 1649 | 1674 | 1487 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3503 | 3503 | 3513 | 1146 | 3513 | 3513 | 3830 | 3830 | 3830 | 3830 | 2725 | 2725 | 3513 | 3513 | 3830 | 3830 | 3830 | 3830 | 3422 | 3503 | 3503 | 2616 | 2616 |
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