Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 10 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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.3°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 11PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)--
Afternoon (10 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
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2
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NE
2.5
NE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
6
ENE
6
E
6.5
ENE
6
ENE
6
ENE
6.5
ENE
6
ENE
6
ENE
5
ENE
4
ENE
3
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)131313131414141415151414141413121212121111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1756230544866225775412084131471520314315157321617714312136809495586829581590909674639533441416347
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
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
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:30PM
2.21
2:14AM
2.26
2:22PM
2.17
3:14AM
2.25
3:22PM
2.16
4:16AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:45PM
0.97
8:29AM
1.06
8:43PM
1.01
9:28AM
1.05
9:43PM
0.99
10:26AM
0.98
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------6:46-------6:47-------6:47-
Sunset-6:08-------6:07-------6:06------
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------53--1--------1
Temp. °C232018191919202021212020202019202119181717181920
Feels °C (?)221917171716171719191819191816171817181717171718
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