Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 28 Nov 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
19.9° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 8AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (28 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (28 Nov)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Mon
01
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010999999999999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48248240233933228427923123118818017113913913913610810811310610610810888
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
0
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:03AM
2.32
2:38PM
2.45
2:52AM
2.31
3:29PM
2.47
3:47AM
2.32
4:22PM
2.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:10AM
0.84
8:53PM
0.86
9:02AM
0.85
9:44PM
0.81
9:57AM
0.84
10:39PM
0.74
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Mon
01
Sunrise-6:05-------6:05-------6:05------
Sunset-----8:21-------8:22-------8:22--
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1---23----------12211-
Temp. °C181921242423191819182225252318161616202220181819
Feels °C (?)202122232323202021202324232318161617212421191820
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