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Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Taipa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | |
75 | 74 | 93 | 115 | 136 | 149 | 169 | 139 | 135 | 156 | 119 | 98 | 141 | 92 | 107 | 89 | 73 | 62 | 56 | 41 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:55PM2.52m | 2:34AM2.61m | 2:56PM2.45m | 3:36AM2.56m | 3:59PM2.41m | 4:34AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.64m | 8:37AM0.75m | 8:54PM0.71m | 9:36AM0.76m | 9:55PM0.76m | 10:34AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 |
17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
75 | 74 | 93 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 97 | 92 | 107 | 89 | 73 | 62 | 56 | 41 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | N 10 | WSW 3 | N 9 | N 17 | N 17 | — | N 13 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 9 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | E 9 | N 13 | N 13 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 14 | N 10 | N 6 | E 12 | — | — | N 16 | — | N 9 | W 16 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 19 | E 9 | E 9 | N 13 | E 9 | E 9 |
2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | — | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 |
— | 1 | — | 115 | 136 | 149 | 169 | 139 | 135 | 156 | 119 | 98 | 141 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
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