Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 03 Apr 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 1.2°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 2PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888889999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)341318341393341350350310330299354371328336322446454433380388522505505505
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
2.68
10:33PM
2.67
10:46AM
2.64
11:13PM
2.65
11:23AM
2.58
11:49PM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:38AM
0.61
4:02PM
0.53
4:18AM
0.63
4:40PM
0.55
4:56AM
0.67
5:16PM
0.60
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise--7:39-------7:39-------7:41-----
Sunset-----7:19-------7:16-------7:15--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1----111121---
Temp. °C171718192018181717161820201918181818181920191919
Feels °C (?)151516151716171616161617181818171717171718171718
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