Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 NZST
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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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 8PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
9
1
E
11
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
230
199
176
176
176
175
155
149
123
123
123
107
88
88
88
91
75
57
57
55
33
33
112
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
0
SW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:33PM2.44m
5:47AM2.48m
6:26PM2.48m
6:36AM2.47m
7:14PM2.52m
Low Tide
10:55AM0.72m
11:20PM0.85m
11:46AM0.70m
00:12AM0.85m
12:34PM0.69m
1:00AM0.84m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
14
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
13
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
13
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
12
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
287
230
199
176
176
176
152
152
145
123
123
123
107
88
88
88
91
75
57
57
55
33
33
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
116
223
175
138
136
172
175
155
149
114
84
82
82
56
55
51
31
31
31
31
30
17
16
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
9
9
9
9
2
2
2
2
9
9
9
8
8
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
8
Energy kJ
1
3
8
12
112
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
5
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
27
43
43
43
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
9
9
9
7
9
6
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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