Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 15 Jan 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
21.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NE
0.7
N
0.6
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)111111858888788881099910109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1919242322388791675467588893154138135112236287269257260287
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
glassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:39AM
2.32
6:40PM
2.27
7:31AM
2.36
7:32PM
2.29
8:19AM
2.42
8:21PM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
1.10
12:41AM
0.94
1:14PM
1.08
1:32AM
0.90
2:04PM
1.03
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise-6:26-------6:28-------6:28------
Sunset-----8:42-------8:42-------8:42--
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
211111111---------------
Temp. °C202122232322201919182125252418161616212222212018
Feels °C (?)212223242323212120192123222318161616222122212119
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