Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 15 Jan 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 slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 4AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.7
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)111111111188588878888899981099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)191919192423223010788726569607593112132129126114257246235
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
E
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:39AM
2.32
6:40PM
2.27
7:31AM
2.36
7:32PM
2.29
8:19AM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:48PM
0.94
12:21PM
1.10
12:41AM
0.94
1:14PM
1.08
1:32AM
0.90
2:04PM
1.03
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---6:26-------6:28-------6:28----
Sunset-------8:42-------8:42-------8:42
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--13121111--------------
Temp. °C212120212223232220191818212425231816161620222221
Feels °C (?)222221222322232321211919212222211816161621212121
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