Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 15 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
21.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 6PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)1188888878888109991010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24232226130102727955587593154138135112236257263230255264326235
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
5
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
0
SE
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
2.27
7:31AM
2.36
7:32PM
2.29
8:19AM
2.42
8:21PM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
1.10
12:41AM
0.94
1:14PM
1.08
1:32AM
0.90
2:04PM
1.03
2:20AM
0.84
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:28-------6:30
Sunset---8:42-------8:42-------8:42----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
12-121-----------------1
Temp. °C212123222019191922252524181616162022222120181818
Feels °C (?)222322232221212122232222181616162121222121191816
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