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Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 6AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Taipa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | |
508 | 543 | 651 | 1014 | 1162 | 1299 | 1412 | 1682 | 1820 | 1594 | 1514 | 1236 | 1033 | 780 | 658 | 569 | 446 | 370 | 351 | 291 | 242 | 194 | 191 | 141 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 00:53AM2.38m | 1:03PM2.25m | 1:41AM2.35m | 1:53PM2.22m | 2:34AM2.34m | 2:48PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.87m | 7:07AM0.97m | 7:13PM0.92m | 7:58AM0.97m | 8:07PM0.95m | 8:51AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | |
9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 |
508 | 543 | 651 | 1014 | 1162 | 1299 | 1412 | 1682 | 1820 | 1594 | 1514 | 1236 | 1033 | 780 | 658 | 569 | 446 | 370 | 351 | 291 | 242 | 194 | 191 | 141 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 12 | W 6 | N 12 | N 12 |
— | 11 | 210 | 163 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 47 | 32 | 34 | 101 | 59 | 42 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | NW 11 | N 12 | W 11 | NW 6 |
— | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 12 | 31 | 31 | 56 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | — | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | NW 6 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | W 6 | SSW 2 |
346 | 326 | 286 | — | 123 | 91 | 78 | — | — | — | 35 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 580 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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