Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 23 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 9PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (23 May)11ft (3.5m)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 Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2126
2234
2294
2402
2498
2541
2722
2960
3139
3653
3653
3722
3558
3792
3625
3325
3111
2873
2631
2326
2089
1768
1779
1172
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:40PM2.57m
2:15AM2.69m
2:37PM2.49m
3:10AM2.62m
3:36PM2.44m
4:04AM2.56m
Low Tide
7:34PM0.64m
8:15AM0.70m
8:30PM0.73m
9:09AM0.72m
9:26PM0.80m
10:03AM0.73m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:24
5:24
5:23
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
16
16
15
14
13
14
17
14
15
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
12
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
11
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
39
66
1768
1520
1172
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
121
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
2126
2234
2294
2402
2498
2541
2722
2960
3139
3653
3653
3722
3558
3792
3625
3325
3111
2873
2631
2326
2089
1779
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
117
27
27
27
27
27
223
223
223
223
223
43
223
223
27
27
27
27
27
35
0
0
0
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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