Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 6PM is: 2.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (18 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.8
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.2
N
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)556677777777776777777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)74128215350444486480495143215183154143163258288216311290307294362382392
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
30
N
25
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:39AM
2.77
9:09PM
2.80
9:28AM
2.81
9:59PM
2.87
10:18AM
2.81
10:49PM
2.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:42PM
0.33
3:04AM
0.46
3:29PM
0.27
3:55AM
0.45
4:17PM
0.27
4:47AM
0.49
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset--5:58-------5:57-------5:55-----
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1212241--11153-12322111
Temp. °C191919191918171717191916161715151516161515141414
Feels °C (?)161616161616151616171715151311121112131112111111
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