Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 24 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.0°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 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
68
96
75
75
72
70
68
64
61
111
130
135
139
120
141
144
150
128
107
70
51
50
39
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:34AM2.69m
1:55PM2.52m
2:34AM2.61m
2:56PM2.45m
3:36AM2.56m
3:59PM2.41m
Low Tide
7:38AM0.70m
7:54PM0.64m
8:37AM0.75m
8:54PM0.71m
9:36AM0.76m
9:55PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:51
5:50
5:49
5:47
1
16
13
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
16
17
15
13
12
13
13
14
16
19
17
14
13
13
13
14
18
19
17
14
13
9
9
10
14
15
14
12
11
12
12
12
15
17
15
12
11
11
11
12
17
18
17
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
Energy kJ
39
68
96
75
75
72
70
68
64
61
2
2
5
5
5
5
4
150
128
107
70
51
50
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.3
SW
3
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
18
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
16
16
16
16
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
9
0.1
W
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
5
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
3
2
5
2
2
2
6
1
1
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SE
2
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
7
Energy kJ
2
1
3
1
111
130
135
139
120
141
144
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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