Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.8
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
114
56
67
79
64
96
56
100
82
79
62
62
61
77
107
132
144
132
116
112
109
143
156
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SW
5
NW
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
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
12:58PM2.61m
1:34AM2.69m
1:55PM2.52m
2:34AM2.61m
2:56PM2.45m
3:36AM2.56m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.63m
6:55PM0.53m
7:38AM0.70m
7:54PM0.64m
8:37AM0.75m
8:54PM0.71m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:52
5:51
5:50
5:49
2
13
13
1
Temp °C
13
16
16
14
13
12
12
11
12
16
17
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
16
16
15
14
13
13
10
14
14
11
11
9
9
8
10
15
15
16
13
12
11
11
12
12
15
14
13
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
37
20
33
19
19
19
50
56
100
82
79
62
62
61
77
2
2
2
5
5
5
2
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
4
10
9
9
9
8
18
16
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
5
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
6
3
3
1
1
2
5
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
5
5
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
Energy kJ
100
114
56
67
79
64
96
6
6
7
107
132
144
132
116
112
109
143
156
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
17
27
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
9
4
5
4
3
3
7
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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