Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 26 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 7PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (26 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (26 May)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.1
E
11
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1415
1019
757
695
573
466
307
365
314
230
199
176
176
176
152
152
149
139
114
102
107
91
91
91
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
NNE
0
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:36PM2.42m
4:56AM2.51m
5:33PM2.44m
5:47AM2.48m
6:26PM2.48m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.73m
10:23PM0.84m
10:55AM0.72m
11:20PM0.85m
11:46AM0.70m
00:12AM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:23
5:22
Temp °C
14
17
18
16
14
13
12
12
13
15
16
14
14
14
13
13
12
15
17
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
17
16
13
11
11
11
12
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
11
15
17
15
14
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
Energy kJ
1415
1019
757
695
573
466
307
365
314
230
199
176
176
176
152
149
145
139
100
102
107
91
91
91
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.1
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
121
210
161
167
177
272
116
116
181
175
138
136
136
141
152
149
114
114
82
82
81
55
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
2
2
9
9
9
9
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
8
6
6
4
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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