Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 14 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 5AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (14 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (14 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
0.9
E
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)88881414141313131313131313131212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2652171811151991961881701231231231231238484794645452545454544
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglassoffglassglassglassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:05AM
2.21
5:02PM
2.16
6:09AM
2.26
6:11PM
2.19
7:05AM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
1.04
11:04AM
1.13
11:24PM
1.02
12:04PM
1.08
12:24AM
0.96
1:00PM
0.97
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise----7:22-------7:24-------7:24---
Sunset-------7:46-------7:45-------7:44
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212020192120171817171717192121181615161819212120
Feels °C (?)232221202218141513131315161717161615161818202119
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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