Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 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
21.0° 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 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)--
Afternoon (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
NE
0.4
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888998888898999988999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222222212120131320191019111324141414142424252527
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
5
WSW
10
S
5
S
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
2.65
12:46PM
2.72
1:09AM
2.64
1:31PM
2.67
1:57AM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
0.48
6:18AM
0.55
6:48PM
0.48
7:05AM
0.61
7:34PM
0.50
7:57AM
0.69
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-
Sunset-8:14-------8:13-------8:12------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202116141313172223201515151921232422171615151822
Feels °C (?)182015131212162021171314151921212120151514141820
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