Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 3AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Taipa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 37 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 59 | 91 | 79 | 86 | 80 | 57 | 41 | 42 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:59AM2.37m | 1:31PM2.42m | 1:37AM2.29m | 2:14PM2.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46PM0.88m | 6:57AM0.81m | 7:32PM0.95m | 7:41AM0.90m | 8:22PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | NE 10 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 15 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 91 | 79 | 25 | 80 | 57 | 41 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 18 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 13 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 23 | 37 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 7 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | S 2 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | NE 2 |
| kJ | 31 | 24 | 18 | 30 | 17 | 59 | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 125 | 235 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 17 |
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