Taipa Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Northland, New Zealand)
Taipa Bay Surf Guide
Taipa-Doubtless Bay in Northland is a fairly exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf Offshore winds are from the south southwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for rips and rocks.
Taipa Bay Spot Info
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Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
fairly consistent | 20.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Taipa Bay:
The best conditions reported for surf at Taipa Bay occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southwest.
What's the best time of year to surf Taipa Bay (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore Taipa Bay Location Map
Interactive Taipa Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Taipa Bay is Kaitaia Airport (KAT) in New Zealand, which is 18 km (11 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Taipa Bay is Kerikeri Airport (KKE), also in New Zealand, 51 km (32 miles) away.
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Wind State | glass | glass | glass | glass |
Tides at Taipa Bay
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Swell History at Taipa Bay
Surf stats for Taipa Bay, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Taipa Bay
Wind stats for Taipa Bay, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:
Discover surf breaks near Taipa Bay. Click below to view there surf guides.
Wave Buoys Nearest To Taipa Bay:
- Closest Wave BuoyBream Bay Buoy86 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyBay of Plenty Buoy256 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyGolden Bay Buoy395 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyTory East Head Buoy433 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyFairway Beacon433 mi
Kudos to everyone who helped us debug this over the past 3 months.
Be sure to click on the Advanced Surf option to see extra details about the sea-state. Look out for crossing swells and short period local wind swells and chop that will often spoil a groundswell even if the wind is perfect. As yet there is no allowance for this in the swell rating. This is something we are working on.