Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 11 Feb 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
21.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (11 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (11 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.5
NE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ESE
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)14139910181818171616161616157778887713
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)353141476798154985381127181125122106195270349331250214181148123
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
0
NE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
2.29
3:57PM
2.27
4:54AM
2.24
4:50PM
2.21
5:57AM
2.24
5:51PM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:16PM
0.91
9:42AM
1.08
10:08PM
0.98
10:41AM
1.14
11:04PM
1.02
11:42AM
1.15
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise---6:54-------6:54-------6:56----
Sunset-------8:24-------8:23-------8:22
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------1--------------24
Temp. °C191818172124242219181717212323222120212123242221
Feels °C (?)201919172123222220191717202222222121222325262624
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