Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 17 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
21.4° 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 9PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
0.9
NNE
1.1
E
1.7
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
E
4
E
4
E
3.5
E
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)999986889999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29426025513417719184912511499143614991404140413731368136717952346237121842047193817911817
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
30
ESE
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:21PM
2.34
9:04AM
2.49
9:07PM
2.40
9:46AM
2.56
9:51PM
2.46
10:26AM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:04PM
1.03
2:20AM
0.84
2:50PM
0.97
3:05AM
0.77
3:35PM
0.89
3:48AM
0.70
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-----6:30-------6:31-------6:31--
Sunset-8:42-------8:40-------8:40------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------1-------11167642121
Temp. °C222220181919181920191918191819191919191919191920
Feels °C (?)222221192017151616161615161415151615151616161618
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