Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 29 Dec 2025 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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 3PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Dec)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (29 Dec)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (29 Dec)8ft (2.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
E
1.5
NE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
1.8
N
1.6
N
2.2
NNE
2.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
4
N
4
N
3
NNW
2.5
N
2.2
N
2.3
N
2.3
NNW
1.9
N
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)811111010999999910109988888878
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13295292070158713391048544417749108216152496296819301102766719655476341273226160111
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
15
E
20
NW
20
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
3:52PM
2.58
4:23AM
2.46
4:48PM
2.59
5:28AM
2.52
5:49PM
2.61
6:34AM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:28AM
0.80
10:07PM
0.66
10:28AM
0.82
11:04PM
0.62
11:33AM
0.81
12:05AM
0.58
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:13-------6:15
Sunset---8:42-------8:42-------8:43----
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
51----112221111111112---
Temp. °C192122201817171819202020191818181921202018171616
Feels °C (?)162221181816161716161616151517171719181918181717
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