Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (18 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)7ft (2.2m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.8
NNW
2
NNW
2.2
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
2
NNW
1.3
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1
N
1
N
1.2
N
1.8
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NW
1.8
NNW
1.9
NNW
2.1
NNW
Period(s) (?)131313456666777777767677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35343342851632393093843313204001681271319483126229350332306335431
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:19PM
2.68
8:39AM
2.77
9:09PM
2.80
9:28AM
2.81
9:59PM
2.87
10:18AM
2.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15AM
0.51
2:42PM
0.33
3:04AM
0.46
3:29PM
0.27
3:55AM
0.45
4:17PM
0.27
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:50-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset------5:58-------5:57-------5:55-
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----122233----126831222
Temp. °C161618181919191919181715171919171617161515161615
Feels °C (?)151416151616161615141515161717161414131112121212
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