Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 28 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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 9AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (28 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (28 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
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
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
155
149
123
123
123
126
91
88
88
91
73
72
55
54
33
80
29
37
68
94
129
178
230
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:47AM2.48m
6:26PM2.48m
6:36AM2.47m
7:14PM2.52m
7:23AM2.46m
7:59PM2.55m
Low Tide
11:46AM0.70m
00:12AM0.85m
12:34PM0.69m
1:00AM0.84m
1:19PM0.69m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:22
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
17
15
14
13
13
13
13
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
17
18
17
17
17
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
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
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
176
152
145
123
123
123
126
91
88
88
91
73
72
55
54
33
16
15
15
6
6
12
5
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
175
155
149
114
84
82
82
56
55
51
31
31
31
31
17
17
5
12
12
12
12
6
5
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
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
0.1
NE
11
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
3
2
2
9
9
9
9
9
2
2
2
9
9
9
8
5
8
2
2
2
2
3
7
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
2
1
4
80
29
37
68
94
129
178
230
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
27
43
43
43
27
27
62
228
228
276
117
341
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
9
9
9
8
9
6
5
6
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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