
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 4AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Taipa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
109 | 180 | 261 | 150 | 83 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 202 | 40 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:13PM2.59m | 9:20AM2.48m | 9:50PM2.64m | 9:59AM2.51m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.83m | 3:13PM0.68m | 3:44AM0.75m | 3:53PM0.64m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | E 11 | NNW 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
109 | 109 | 78 | 150 | 83 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 | 22 | 33 | 20 | 17 | 61 | 10 | 40 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 11 | NNE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 6 | NE 16 | NNW 6 | NE 16 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 21 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 10 | 41 | 6 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | NE 19 | NE 19 | NE 11 | ESE 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 16 | N 5 |
6 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 71 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 4 | 40 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 11 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
94 | 180 | 261 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 202 | 15 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 341 | 554 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 35 | 63 | 229 | 228 |
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