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Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 3AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Taipa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
149 | 150 | 178 | 206 | 299 | 335 | 310 | 344 | 344 | 353 | 372 | 382 | 347 | 314 | 283 | 262 | 328 | 392 | 445 | 493 | 579 | 490 | 622 | 698 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 10:34PM2.98m | 10:54AM2.80m | 11:28PM2.95m | 11:49AM2.74m | 00:23AM2.87m | 12:44PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM0.51m | 4:51PM0.35m | 5:30AM0.55m | 5:44PM0.43m | 6:26AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | E 12 | NW 12 | — | — |
4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
149 | 150 | 178 | 206 | 299 | 335 | 310 | 344 | 344 | 353 | 372 | 382 | 347 | 314 | 283 | 262 | 328 | 392 | 445 | 493 | 579 | 490 | 622 | 698 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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