Taipa Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.46° E

Taipa Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taipa Bay sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.5° 

Taipa Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 10PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.1
N
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
56
38
54
22
15
22
12
103
2
43
28
38
24
28
28
41
41
40
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
N
10
N
5
NE
5
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:18PM2.65m
00:34AM2.65m
1:01PM2.54m
1:16AM2.52m
1:48PM2.43m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.72m
6:30AM0.67m
6:47PM0.83m
7:13AM0.77m
7:35PM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
14
11
10
10
11
12
11
14
14
11
9
9
9
9
9
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
7
8
8
8
9
8
10
10
8
6
6
7
7
7
10
10
10
9
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