
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 9AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Taipa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 8 | 29 | 73 | 138 | 231 | 255 | 206 | 330 | 384 | 89 | 94 | 98 | 93 | 130 | 130 | 64 | 63 | 153 | 62 | 40 | 69 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:35AM2.37m | 4:23PM2.34m | 4:29AM2.30m | 5:21PM2.33m | 5:25AM2.27m | 6:16PM2.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.89m | 10:05PM1.06m | 10:30AM0.94m | 11:05PM1.09m | 11:26AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 54 | 73 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 91 | 91 | 63 | 63 | 40 | 62 | 31 | 33 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 13 | ESE 11 | WNW 6 | ESE 14 | E 14 |
2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 94 | 98 | 93 | 37 | 23 | 64 | 56 | 17 | 40 | 18 | 69 | 100 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 7 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 65 | 73 | 130 | 130 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
1 | 7 | 29 | 73 | 138 | 231 | 255 | 206 | 330 | 384 | 257 | 156 | 117 | 83 | 42 | 29 | 22 | 47 | 153 | 25 | 29 | 17 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 545 | 521 | 545 | 545 | 545 | 33 | 101 | 134 | 286 | 324 | 460 | 573 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 45 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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