Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 5AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Taipa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 258 | 85 | 91 | 69 | 37 | 38 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 78 | 165 | 104 | 51 | 60 | 40 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:22AM2.46m | 12:52PM2.51m | 00:59AM2.37m | 1:31PM2.42m | 1:37AM2.29m | 2:14PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.72m | 6:46PM0.88m | 6:57AM0.81m | 7:32PM0.95m | 7:41AM0.90m | 8:22PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 8 | NE 10 | NE 11 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 24 | 85 | 91 | 33 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 99 | 28 | 29 | 60 | 40 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NW 16 | NE 10 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NE 10 | N 17 | N 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 24 | 64 | 69 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 25 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | N 11 | WNW 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NE 13 | N 18 | N 18 | W 6 | W 6 | N 16 | N 16 | ESE 15 | N 16 | N 16 | ESE 10 | N 15 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 11 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | S 3 | — | SE 7 | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 202 | 258 | 124 | 25 | 42 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 39 | 33 | 22 | 79 | 78 | 165 | 104 | 51 | 1 | — | 71 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 119 | 96 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 455 | 337 | 286 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 17 |
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