Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 16 Mar 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
E
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)121212812121212991918181818181717171716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4645452945454544242264106102163162222212202200200198198190122
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:05AM
2.34
7:16PM
2.28
7:55AM
2.45
8:10PM
2.39
8:41AM
2.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
0.96
1:00PM
0.97
1:19AM
0.85
1:51PM
0.84
2:09AM
0.72
2:39PM
0.69
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise----7:24-------7:24-------7:26---
Sunset-------7:44-------7:43-------7:40
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515161820212018171615172120191716151517222220
Feels °C (?)161515151718191917161513162018191716141417212021
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