Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 Apr 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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.6°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 7PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101414141413131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)360353290290279230151492485390363289280219215163117108737272474727
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
2.19
5:15AM
2.36
5:35PM
2.28
6:09AM
2.46
6:35PM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:26AM
0.98
10:44PM
0.93
11:22AM
0.87
11:42PM
0.84
12:15PM
0.74
12:35AM
0.72
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------
Sunset---6:05-------6:02-------6:01----
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--21----1111-1----------
Temp. °C192119191716161617191917161615161819191716161617
Feels °C (?)172018191716161516171715131212121415151414141415
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