Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZST
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Taipa Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Taipa Bay sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.6
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
E
7
1.5
E
6
2
E
7
2.1
E
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
125
158
186
183
164
155
78
60
189
157
152
152
57
144
399
523
629
623
493
386
334
323
432
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:29AM2.36m
3:49PM2.24m
4:25AM2.42m
4:54PM2.32m
5:22AM2.50m
5:57PM2.45m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.88m
10:02PM0.91m
10:42AM0.78m
11:02PM0.84m
11:37AM0.66m
00:00AM0.75m
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
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7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
14
14
15
17
17
15
15
14
14
13
13
17
19
17
16
16
15
15
14
16
17
14
14
15
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
11
12
16
17
16
14
14
13
13
11
13
14
11
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
7
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.6
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
102
125
158
186
183
164
155
78
53
189
157
152
3
53
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.2
N
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
10
12
9
9
9
9
12
60
60
4
4
3
8
3
2
9
9
7
7
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
21
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
9
9
8
8
10
2
9
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
SE
4
1
E
9
0.8
E
7
1.5
E
6
2
E
7
2.1
E
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.9
E
8
Energy kJ
1
3
15
152
57
144
399
523
629
623
493
386
334
323
432
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
5
5
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
35
27
27
0
0
0
21
35
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
9
8
4
4
8
6
6
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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