Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 May 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
19.0° 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 8PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (06 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.8
NE
14
1.9
NE
13
2
ENE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
374
356
351
360
368
402
475
505
505
505
460
460
515
585
614
443
480
480
571
508
1161
1269
1338
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:01AM2.39m
11:32PM2.48m
11:38AM2.34m
00:10AM2.43m
12:18PM2.29m
00:53AM2.38m
Low Tide
4:59PM0.76m
5:32AM0.90m
5:39PM0.82m
6:18AM0.94m
6:24PM0.87m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
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5:38
5:37
5:37
5:36
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
6
5
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
15
15
17
17
18
19
18
19
18
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
15
16
16
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
14
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.8
NE
14
1.9
NE
13
2
ENE
13
Energy kJ
8
7
356
351
360
368
402
14
14
4
505
460
14
13
13
12
443
480
480
571
508
1161
1269
1338
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.7
NE
14
1.5
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
Energy kJ
4
4
7
2
2
2
14
2
2
2
14
12
11
181
186
113
104
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
2
4
11
11
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.6
N
6
2
N
6
2.1
N
6
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
356
374
475
505
505
460
515
585
614
64
83
158
293
356
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
27
62
62
21
27
27
27
27
62
62
62
27
27
62
84
84
84
553
574
580
574
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
4
6
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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