
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 10PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Taipa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 21 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 12 | WNW 4 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:52PM2.24m | 2:51AM2.16m | 3:57PM2.22m | 3:53AM2.13m | 4:58PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM1.10m | 9:07AM1.04m | 9:50PM1.12m | 10:07AM1.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 12 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
18 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 10 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 10 | E 12 | E 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 21 | SE 10 | W 17 | SE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
37 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 406 | 455 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 545 | 545 | 460 | 35 | 488 | 488 | 520 | 520 | 545 | 556 | 520 | 421 |
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