Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
21.0° 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 1AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (11 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (11 Mar)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
N
1.6
E
2
E
2.5
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
4
E
4
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)1467888999999999988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)148181366776116314761862212621762484243822111827150712941051907678588524358317309316
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
2.40
2:15AM
2.36
2:23PM
2.30
3:01AM
2.27
3:07PM
2.22
3:59AM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:46PM
0.84
8:11AM
0.99
8:31PM
0.93
9:03AM
1.07
9:23PM
1.00
10:02AM
1.13
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise------7:20-------7:20-------7:22-
Sunset-7:52-------7:51-------7:49------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----13454-------1--11221
Temp. °C212019191817171717191919191921212020212121202122
Feels °C (?)191816151413131413151616161619191919212122212223
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