Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
20.0° 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 6AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.9
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
82
76
109
127
110
111
106
153
74
129
100
106
106
123
127
93
90
88
86
121
212
143
130
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:36AM2.78m
12:58PM2.61m
1:34AM2.69m
1:55PM2.52m
2:34AM2.61m
2:56PM2.45m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.63m
6:55PM0.53m
7:38AM0.70m
7:54PM0.64m
8:37AM0.75m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:52
5:51
5:50
2
3
3
2
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
14
16
15
12
12
12
11
12
16
15
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
16
12
13
11
10
10
11
13
12
9
9
9
8
10
14
13
9
11
10
11
11
12
12
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
1
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
Energy kJ
83
82
57
4
22
20
20
20
102
74
75
100
106
106
123
127
93
90
88
86
2
2
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
14
8
8
2
4
10
9
9
20
10
10
9
6
2
1
2
2
2
6
5
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
1
5
5
5
2
2
1
2
6
2
4
6
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.5
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
0.4
SSE
3
1.2
ESE
7
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
1.1
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
Energy kJ
3
24
76
109
127
110
111
106
153
3
129
6
3
1
121
212
143
130
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
0
223
0
0
0
33
21
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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