Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.3°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 5PM is: 7.0m 15s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 6.0m 15s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)18ft (5.5m)14s
Afternoon (11 Apr)23ft (7.0m)15s
Evening (11 Apr)20ft (6.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
7
ENE
6
ENE
6
ENE
6
ENE
5.5
ENE
5
ENE
4.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.9
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)141415151414141313131212121111111010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1062215779194141477915471141271177989946987412520441010678576476451367354296249249206200153
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:22PM
2.17
3:14AM
2.25
3:22PM
2.16
4:16AM
2.28
4:28PM
2.19
5:15AM
2.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:29AM
1.06
8:43PM
1.01
9:28AM
1.05
9:43PM
0.99
10:26AM
0.98
10:44PM
0.93
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise6:46-------6:47-------6:47-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:06-------6:05----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202021202020202020191919181717171921181817171616
Feels °C (?)181819181719191918151617171717161819171617171615
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