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Taipa Bay Surf Forecast
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Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 8PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Taipa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 169 | 190 | 151 | 69 | 49 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 44 | 95 | 131 | 160 | 222 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:30PM 2.48 | 5:54AM 2.40 | 6:27PM 2.54 | 6:53AM 2.46 | 7:19PM 2.60 | 7:45AM 2.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:30PM 0.87 | 11:52AM 0.78 | 12:27AM 0.81 | 12:48PM 0.73 | 1:18AM 0.73 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland
Recent cross-onshore wind has turned cross-shore at Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks (light winds from the W at Kaitaia Airport 18 km from Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks). 2.8m 12s groundswell from the W with a 1.6m 12s groundswell, also from the W. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
Actual: 43 min ago
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