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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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 7PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Taipa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | |
100 | 114 | 56 | 67 | 79 | 64 | 96 | 56 | 100 | 82 | 79 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 77 | 107 | 132 | 144 | 132 | 116 | 112 | 109 | 143 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:58PM2.61m | 1:34AM2.69m | 1:55PM2.52m | 2:34AM2.61m | 2:56PM2.45m | 3:36AM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.63m | 6:55PM0.53m | 7:38AM0.70m | 7:54PM0.64m | 8:37AM0.75m | 8:54PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | |
— | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | E 9 | N 15 | N 15 |
37 | 20 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 50 | 56 | 100 | 82 | 79 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | E 11 | — | N 13 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 16 | N 9 | N 9 |
4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 10 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 7 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — |
6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
100 | 114 | 56 | 67 | 79 | 64 | 96 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 132 | 144 | 132 | 116 | 112 | 109 | 143 | 156 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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