Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 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
19.9° 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 1AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). 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 (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.9
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
62
107
50
40
47
94
90
70
70
52
51
48
47
44
70
106
71
61
91
112
116
104
115
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
0
WSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:58PM2.61m
1:34AM2.69m
1:55PM2.52m
2:34AM2.61m
2:56PM2.45m
3:36AM2.56m
Low Tide
6:55PM0.53m
7:38AM0.70m
7:54PM0.64m
8:37AM0.75m
8:54PM0.71m
9:36AM0.76m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:52
5:51
5:50
5:49
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
12
12
11
11
11
15
16
14
14
13
13
13
13
18
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
18
15
13
9
10
9
9
9
14
16
13
14
12
12
12
12
16
13
12
12
12
13
11
12
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
15
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
Energy kJ
33
19
62
50
40
47
94
90
70
70
52
51
48
47
44
2
5
2
5
5
2
4
104
115
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
6
0.2
WSW
2
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
14
Energy kJ
10
9
19
19
18
17
6
6
2
1
2
2
2
2
5
2
5
2
2
4
2
6
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
N
6
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
14
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
3
1
8
8
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
16
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
SE
2
0.9
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
58
62
107
3
1
3
1
70
106
71
61
91
112
116
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
17
17
0
0
0
0
17
17
17
17
17
27
27
0
0
27
20
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
6
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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