Taipa Bay Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.99° S 173.46° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 NZST

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 19.1° 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 9AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Apr)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (29 Apr)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (29 Apr)	4ft (1.2m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 29							Thursday 30								Friday 1								Sat 2
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	E 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 6	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	15	32	56	64	80	134	166	192	192	192	192	171	147	171	171	196	235	479	786	829	709	652	549	442
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ENE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			6:21AM2.56m				6:54PM2.52m				7:09AM2.57m				7:41PM2.57m				7:54AM2.57m				8:26PM2.61m
Low Tide					12:20PM0.65m				00:43AM0.73m				1:07PM0.61m				1:29AM0.71m				1:50PM0.58m


	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	7:01
	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	5:43
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	19	19	17	16	15	15	15	16	17	16	15	15	14
Feels °C	15	16	17	17	17	18	16	17	15	15	15	18	18	15	15	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	N 11	N 11	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 13	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 15
kJ	8	11	9	9	80	134	166	192	192	192	192	171	147	171	171	17	9	21	9	9	10	11	11	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 13	N 13	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NE 13	N 16	N 16	N 15	NE 12
kJ	10	9	14	14	9	10	9	9	25	11	26	26	11	12	27	9	17	17	17	7	20	19	17	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 13	NE 16	NE 16	N 13	N 13	N 14	NNE 15	NNE 15	NNE 15	NE 15	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NNE 13	N 13	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	N 10
kJ	15	14	10	10	14	14	14	21	21	21	8	8	7	7	17	3	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	ENE 8	E 6	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	12	32	56	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	11	196	235	479	786	829	709	652	549	442
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	27	27	27	27	27	19	5	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	0	21	43	43	43	43	43	43	35	35
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Shag Rock Auckland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Header Global	Cobblestones Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Umzumbe South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Papatowai New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	6	6	6	6	7	7	5	5

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