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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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 11AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Taipa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | 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 7 | E 8 | E 8 | |
79 | 155 | 194 | 190 | 185 | 86 | 308 | 501 | 537 | 513 | 466 | 373 | 295 | 291 | 253 | 364 | 346 | 354 | 388 | 240 | 240 | 246 | 275 | 277 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | 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 | |
High Tide | 4:25AM2.42m | 4:54PM2.32m | 5:22AM2.50m | 5:57PM2.45m | 6:19AM2.60m | 6:56PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM0.78m | 11:02PM0.84m | 11:37AM0.66m | 00:00AM0.75m | 12:31PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 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 | E 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 |
79 | 155 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 313 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | E 11 | N 10 | N 10 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 16 | — | — | N 10 | — | N 11 | — | — | — |
9 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 10 | N 15 | N 10 | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SSE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | 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 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
74 | 8 | 194 | 190 | 185 | 86 | 308 | 501 | 537 | 513 | 466 | 373 | 295 | 291 | 253 | 364 | 346 | 354 | 388 | 240 | 240 | 246 | 275 | 277 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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