Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taapuna today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Taapuna at 4PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Taapuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 502 | 717 | 986 | 952 | 864 | 1031 | 832 | 849 | 631 | 623 | 623 | 614 | 536 | 640 | 894 | 1664 | 1900 | 2055 | 2326 | 2517 | 2284 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 |
High Tide | 10:50AM0.23m | 11:11PM0.24m | 11:04AM0.27m | 11:21PM0.27m | 11:22AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM0.04m | 5:14AM0.06m | 5:24PM0.03m | 5:22AM0.04m | 5:37PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 198 | 717 | 986 | 952 | 864 | 1031 | 832 | 849 | 631 | 623 | 623 | 614 | 536 | 640 | 894 | 1664 | 1900 | 2055 | 2326 | 2517 | 2284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 502 | 195 | 173 | 194 | 218 | 176 | 176 | 180 | 137 | 202 | 183 | 226 | 183 | 294 | 353 | 378 | 384 | 444 | 388 | 376 | 292 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SW 8 | WSW 15 | SW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 20 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 216 | 17 | 86 | 17 | 120 | 113 | 120 | 102 | 151 | 133 | 131 | 125 | 123 | 119 | 109 | 190 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
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