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Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 2AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Taipa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
377 | 318 | 314 | 283 | 267 | 235 | 278 | 330 | 291 | 263 | 262 | 222 | 198 | 127 | 158 | 149 | 64 | 132 | 173 | 233 | 240 | 257 | 298 | 351 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:46PM2.88m | 9:05AM2.82m | 9:40PM2.96m | 10:00AM2.83m | 10:34PM2.98m | 10:54AM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.32m | 2:45AM0.51m | 3:07PM0.28m | 3:39AM0.49m | 3:58PM0.29m | 4:34AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | E 15 | ENE 9 | — | E 15 | E 14 | ENE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
6 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 181 | — | 4 | 4 | 127 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 52 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | N 9 | — | E 14 | N 10 | N 10 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 |
— | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
377 | 318 | 314 | 283 | 267 | 235 | 278 | 330 | 291 | 263 | 262 | 222 | 198 | 12 | 158 | 149 | 64 | 132 | 173 | 233 | 240 | 257 | 298 | 351 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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