Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 24 Jan 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
20.5° 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 2PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 24). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (24 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (24 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNW
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
N
0.4
NW
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)111112111111111310161016151515151516121213141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14912116112712179564225453543173838387079474656586264
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
2.67
1:25AM
2.52
1:50PM
2.64
2:12AM
2.51
2:37PM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
0.64
7:12PM
0.62
7:22AM
0.68
7:57PM
0.61
8:11AM
0.73
8:46PM
0.62
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
Sunrise-6:35-------6:37-------6:37------
Sunset-----8:38-------8:37-------8:37--
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1--22--121----------
Temp. °C171717171917171514151818191917161715192021191615
Feels °C (?)111111111313141111121415161615141513161718171515
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