Taipa Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Northland, New Zealand)

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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

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	19.0°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.

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What's the best time of year to surf Taipa Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Taipa Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 10% of the time in January while 22% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 68% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

10%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

22%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

68%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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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Taipa Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 08:36 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Taipa Bay look like?

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Tides at Taipa Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Mangonui, New Zealand, 7 km from Taipa Bay.

Next High Water: 11:01am | 2.39m

Next Low Water: 04:59pm | 0.76m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Taipa Bay Sea Temperature

The Taipa Bay water temperature is reasonably warm (19.0 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 18.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 19.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite