Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 8AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Taipa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NNE 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 79 | 77 | 58 | 40 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 59 | 67 | 80 | 102 | 86 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 4 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | 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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:02PM2.72m | 10:33AM2.80m | 10:51PM2.74m | 11:22AM2.84m | 11:41PM2.73m | 12:13PM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.34m | 4:29PM0.52m | 4:51AM0.32m | 5:20PM0.53m | 5:40AM0.34m | 6:14PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 97 | 79 | 77 | 58 | 40 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | N 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 2 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 67 | 80 | 102 | 86 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 33 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 125 | 101 | 90 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 312 | 135 | 312 | 135 | 135 | 312 | 312 | 455 | 468 | 563 | 563 | 574 | 563 |
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