Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 10 May 2026 NZST
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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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 11AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (10 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (10 May)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
13
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1387
1125
933
793
589
497
383
370
297
247
242
198
149
143
138
133
133
156
268
177
177
224
106
87
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
0
SSE
5
ESE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:41AM2.35m
1:53PM2.22m
2:34AM2.34m
2:48PM2.21m
3:29AM2.36m
3:49PM2.24m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.97m
8:07PM0.95m
8:51AM0.94m
9:03PM0.94m
9:46AM0.88m
10:02PM0.91m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:34
5:32
5:32
Temp °C
13
13
15
18
18
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
17
16
15
13
13
13
13
16
17
16
16
16
10
10
12
14
15
13
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
11
12
12
12
15
16
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
13
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
7
Energy kJ
1387
1125
933
793
589
497
383
370
297
247
242
198
149
143
138
133
133
156
268
177
177
224
89
87
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.4
NW
12
0.3
NW
7
0.2
N
12
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.2
N
11
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
Energy kJ
22
14
11
14
14
14
14
14
35
7
11
8
4
4
11
11
12
10
12
100
74
9
106
81
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.1
NW
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
NE
10
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
34
32
12
4
4
14
2
13
12
5
11
11
11
4
4
4
4
3
9
9
4
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1
W
4
1
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
W
6
0.2
W
6
Energy kJ
9
12
16
36
36
31
24
17
6
3
13
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
17
17
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
5
5
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
8
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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