Taipa Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.46° E

Taipa Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taipa Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.5° 

Taipa Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 2AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
100
102
98
93
87
89
95
98
96
96
96
98
96
96
98
135
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:16PM2.36m
6:21AM2.28m
7:06PM2.41m
7:11AM2.31m
7:52PM2.47m
Low Tide
00:01AM1.09m
12:19PM0.93m
00:51AM1.05m
1:08PM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
12
13
14
12
12
12
12
11
11
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
8
7
7
8
9
9
10
9
10
9
10
9
9
12
13
11
9
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