Taipa Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.46° E

Taipa Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taipa Bay sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.4° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 3AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
73
74
45
45
45
43
78
78
81
76
54
52
35
35
23
23
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:41PM2.96m
10:03AM2.83m
10:27PM2.95m
10:50AM2.80m
Low Tide
3:39AM0.52m
3:52PM0.46m
4:25AM0.50m
4:36PM0.52m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
14
16
15
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
11
9
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
12
13
12
9
9
9
8
10
10
8
8
8
6
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