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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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 4AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Taipa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
225 | 431 | 482 | 507 | 458 | 368 | 277 | 241 | 284 | 364 | 354 | 346 | 336 | 268 | 263 | 256 | 277 | 277 | 327 | 319 | 307 | 314 | 307 | 299 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:22AM2.50m | 5:57PM2.45m | 6:19AM2.60m | 6:56PM2.60m | 7:15AM2.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.84m | 11:37AM0.66m | 00:00AM0.75m | 12:31PM0.53m | 00:56AM0.65m | 1:23PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 43 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | W 21 |
2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | N 11 |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
225 | 431 | 482 | 507 | 458 | 368 | 277 | 241 | 284 | 364 | 354 | 346 | 336 | 268 | 263 | 256 | 277 | 277 | 327 | 319 | 307 | 314 | 307 | 299 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
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