
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today (23 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 11PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Taipa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 17 | 45 | 94 | 146 | 174 | 389 | 350 | 384 | 494 | 526 | 427 | 434 | 592 | 555 | 189 | 69 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 51 | 74 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:05PM2.46m | 3:27AM2.54m | 4:03PM2.41m | 4:18AM2.46m | 5:00PM2.40m | 5:10AM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51PM0.86m | 9:24AM0.76m | 9:46PM0.93m | 10:16AM0.79m | 10:44PM0.97m | 11:09AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | |
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 13 | — | ENE 7 | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 114 | 3 | 136 | 215 | 196 | 142 | 110 | 89 | 67 | 48 | 189 | 69 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 51 | 74 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | E 11 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 7 |
4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
5 | 17 | 45 | 94 | 146 | 174 | 389 | 350 | 384 | 494 | 526 | 427 | 434 | 592 | 555 | 76 | 91 | 71 | 79 | 73 | 44 | 27 | 43 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 62 | 84 | 117 | 487 | 490 | 493 | 499 | 341 | 119 | 490 | 468 | 341 | 134 | 101 | 23 | 185 | 164 | 144 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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