Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 13 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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.6°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 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.7
NW
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)10101010141414131313131313121212121212121111511
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27923015414949239036328928021921516315810873727247462725242412
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
2.36
5:35PM
2.28
6:09AM
2.46
6:35PM
2.41
7:00AM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:44PM
0.93
11:22AM
0.87
11:42PM
0.84
12:15PM
0.74
12:35AM
0.72
1:05PM
0.58
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:48-------6:48-------6:50---
Sunset-------6:02-------6:01-------6:00
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
----1221-1------------1-
Temp. °C181616161718181616161616171919171616161718191816
Feels °C (?)181616161616151414131212131515141414141517171615
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