Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Feb 2026 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
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (23 Feb)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (23 Feb)1ft (0.3m)9s

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

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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.3
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)88810889998899999999913888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)191020142422141414242425272725394141393832373635
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
NNE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:09AM
2.64
1:31PM
2.67
1:57AM
2.61
2:20PM
2.60
2:51AM
2.56
3:14PM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:05AM
0.61
7:34PM
0.50
7:57AM
0.69
8:25PM
0.56
8:55AM
0.77
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----7:05-------7:07-------7:07---
Sunset-------8:12-------8:09-------8:08
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151515161923232217161515182121221917161619202120
Feels °C (?)131415172021202016161415182020221915151620192019
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