Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 04 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
21.3° 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 1AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (05 Feb)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (05 Feb)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.9
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)16161616161515151515141414148121111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1901851881811701571551531041041461381329110794275260218214202194154107
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
0
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:25PM
2.77
11:49AM
2.89
12:10AM
2.73
12:30PM
2.81
12:52AM
2.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:02PM
0.59
5:12AM
0.54
5:45PM
0.59
5:55AM
0.60
6:27PM
0.61
6:36AM
0.69
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:48-------6:50--
Sunset-8:30-------8:30-------8:30------
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1-1--------------
Temp. °C222220191716202221191817171719222320161515151924
Feels °C (?)222220191715202120212018181819212018151515151924
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