Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 11 May 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
19.0° 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: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.7
E
7
2
E
7
2.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
247
198
198
149
143
138
133
102
125
190
186
183
160
102
83
78
59
68
88
176
271
427
518
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:34AM2.34m
2:48PM2.21m
3:29AM2.36m
3:49PM2.24m
4:25AM2.42m
4:54PM2.32m
Low Tide
8:51AM0.94m
9:03PM0.94m
9:46AM0.88m
10:02PM0.91m
10:42AM0.78m
11:02PM0.84m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:32
5:32
5:31
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
18
16
15
14
13
13
14
17
17
16
15
16
14
13
14
18
18
16
16
16
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
14
15
15
16
15
15
12
11
13
17
17
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
297
247
198
198
149
143
138
133
102
125
190
186
183
160
102
54
78
51
68
88
8
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.3
NW
7
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
N
12
0.2
W
6
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
13
7
8
4
4
11
3
11
10
12
9
12
9
9
39
83
48
59
57
42
8
4
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
NW
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
E
11
0.1
W
24
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
2
12
11
11
11
5
11
4
1
3
3
4
4
4
12
9
9
4
8
10
11
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
W
6
0.4
SE
3
1.2
E
8
1.7
E
7
2
E
7
2.1
E
8
Energy kJ
17
3
7
2
176
271
427
518
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
0
0
0
0
27
27
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
5
5
1
4
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
7
7
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