Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 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 1.5°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 8PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.9
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)131312121211111110101010101010141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)728439101898997678502476396367353290244234194158492407390363289280219215163
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22PM
2.16
4:16AM
2.28
4:28PM
2.19
5:15AM
2.36
5:35PM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:28AM
1.05
9:43PM
0.99
10:26AM
0.98
10:44PM
0.93
11:22AM
0.87
11:42PM
0.84
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise6:47-------6:47-------6:48-------
Sunset---6:06-------6:05-------6:02----
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--------1111----1111---
Temp. °C191921191817181819212018181716161719181716161616
Feels °C (?)161618181717181819202018181716161617161512131212
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