Taipa Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.46° E

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Taipa Bay sea temperature is

16.2° C

Taipa Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 4PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 10	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	WNW 7	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	NW 6	NNW 5	NW 21	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NNW 4
Wave Graph
kJ	40	39	25	25	12	32	54	92	114	97	56	45	52	36	24	10	10	17	13	12	12	12	12	13
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	SW	S	S	WSW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	ESE	E	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide	6:25AM2.64m				7:08PM2.77m				7:31AM2.72m				8:10PM2.89m				8:32AM2.80m					9:08PM2.98m
Low Tide			12:36PM0.56m				1:14AM0.72m				1:36PM0.49m				2:13AM0.64m				2:33PM0.43m					3:09AM0.58m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	5:32
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	15	15
Feels °C	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	15	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	NW 6	NNW 5	ESE 10	ESE 12	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 4	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	40	39	25	25	12	32	7	8	8	8	56	45	52	36	24	8	10	10	13	5	4	4	11	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	NE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 5	NNE 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNE 4	ESE 10	NE 10	NNE 4	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	12	12	12	12	10	5	10	4	5	5	20	14	9	9	9	4	10	4	2	12	12	12	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 9	E 5	NE 11	SE 10	SE 10	NNW 6	ESE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 10	NE 10	NW 21	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NW 18	NW 17
kJ	6	5	6	5	5	3	2	5	4	4	6	10	4	4	4	10	4	17	4	4	4	4	12	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	WNW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 5	NW 5	—	—	—	NNW 4	NNW 4
kJ	1	3	4	6	10	25	54	92	114	97	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	7	—	—	—	5	13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Te Paki Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	4	1	1	1	1	3	4	4	4	5	1	6	6	5	5	5
Distance (km)	27	117	228	117	84	117	117	117	117	46	0	0	17	27	27	27	62	62	23	62	43	43	43	43
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	Baylys Beach		Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Waipu River	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Taupo Bay	Scott Point	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box
Rating (10 max)	4	3		3	2	2	3	3	4	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	5	1	6	6	5	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shag Rock Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Porridge Southland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	The Box Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	1	5	5	6	6	6	6	8	4	6	6	5	5	5
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Antiques Maldives	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shingles New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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