Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 23 Oct 2025 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

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Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.9
NNW
0.8
NW
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
Period(s) (?)121212455566666666666666777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)442526343069821101241014533252536362731262828314241
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
SW
0
SSW
5
N
5
NW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:25AM
2.57
10:32PM
2.50
11:01AM
2.56
11:06PM
2.46
11:34AM
2.53
11:39PM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:50AM
0.61
4:07PM
0.72
4:25AM
0.62
4:44PM
0.76
5:01AM
0.65
5:22PM
0.80
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
Sunrise-6:35-------6:33-------6:31------
Sunset-----7:45-------7:46-------7:47--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------13--263---------
Temp. °C161618202119181818171719161615141211141718151315
Feels °C (?)17161718191818171817181916171614119111314121112
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update Previously calm conditions have become cross-shore at Taipa Bay (light winds from the WNW at Tokerau Beach wx 14 km from Taipa Bay). 0.7m 7s swell from the NNE with a 0.7m 4s local chop from the NNW and a 0.5m 14s groundswell from the NW as well as a 0.2m 12s groundswell from the N. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 46 min ago

13 km/h
WNW
Cross-Shore
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