Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 11PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Taipa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | E 18 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 43 | 44 | 62 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 00:47AM2.64m | 1:16PM2.68m | 1:37AM2.57m | 2:09PM2.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.59m | 6:47AM0.44m | 7:18PM0.65m | 7:38AM0.52m | 8:15PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 43 | 44 | 62 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | N 13 | N 18 | — | N 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | E 18 | N 12 | N 18 | — | N 18 | E 19 | E 17 | NE 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | W 2 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
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