Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 09 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
20.6° 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 10PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)--
Afternoon (09 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (09 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
1.7
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
4.5
E
4
E
3.5
E
3
E
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)1616161616151515146788999991099988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)767612117417216315515014823043588912791717212620602224314230452060166612741009865
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
5
N
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:08PM
2.50
1:35AM
2.45
1:44PM
2.40
2:15AM
2.36
2:23PM
2.30
3:01AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:06PM
0.74
7:26AM
0.89
7:46PM
0.84
8:11AM
0.99
8:31PM
0.93
9:03AM
1.07
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-
Sunset-7:53-------7:52-------7:51------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------1266751----21
Temp. °C212019181616182121201918181717171718191919202020
Feels °C (?)192020181615161819181614151313131314151515171818
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