Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 10 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.4° 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 5PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (10 Feb)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (10 Feb)1ft (0.3m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.6
NE
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)15141414142099181818189161616161615157777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38373737356747465698154985381127181125122106150243218185191
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:12PM
2.36
3:53AM
2.29
3:57PM
2.27
4:54AM
2.24
4:50PM
2.21
5:57AM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:49AM
0.99
9:16PM
0.91
9:42AM
1.08
10:08PM
0.98
10:41AM
1.14
11:04PM
1.02
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56
Sunset---8:25-------8:24-------8:23----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------11------------
Temp. °C192122211918181821242221191817172123232221212121
Feels °C (?)192022222019191821232021201917172122222121212222
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