Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 14 Mar 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
20.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 11PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)--
Afternoon (14 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (14 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
E
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)141313131313131313131212128121212129919181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1881701231231231231238484794645452945454544242264106102163
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:02PM
2.16
6:09AM
2.26
6:11PM
2.19
7:05AM
2.34
7:16PM
2.28
7:55AM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
1.02
12:04PM
1.08
12:24AM
0.96
1:00PM
0.97
1:19AM
0.85
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise------7:24-------7:24-------7:24-
Sunset-7:46-------7:45-------7:44------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191717171816192121191615161818202220171615151721
Feels °C (?)151414131414161717171615161717192019161514141719
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