Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 20 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
21.1° 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 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
1
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 (?)
0.6
N
0.3
N
0.5
N
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)8148999999998888889998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)523534252726272727272323222222212113131320181819
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoncross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:21AM
2.75
11:39PM
2.64
12:03PM
2.75
12:23AM
2.65
12:46PM
2.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
0.53
5:21PM
0.52
5:33AM
0.52
6:04PM
0.48
6:18AM
0.55
6:48PM
0.48
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--7:03-------7:03-------7:05-----
Sunset-----8:15-------8:14-------8:13--
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201918222220171615141721202016141313172223201615
Feels °C (?)212017191919171715131619181916131212162019181515
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