Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 12AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Taipa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 582 | 916 | 686 | 516 | 470 | 368 | 324 | 286 | 266 | 232 | 226 | 231 | 245 | 351 | 377 | 354 | 338 | 354 | 311 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:38PM2.53m | 5:01AM2.51m | 5:49PM2.61m | 6:13AM2.58m | 6:55PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.88m | 11:15AM0.69m | 11:56PM0.82m | 12:21PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 686 | 516 | 470 | 368 | 324 | 286 | 266 | 232 | 226 | 231 | 245 | 351 | 377 | 354 | 338 | 354 | 311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | N 13 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | W 21 | W 21 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 582 | 916 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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