Taipa Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 25 May 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Taipa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 12PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (25 May)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (25 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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)
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4
4
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3484
3419
3648
3484
3255
3071
2778
2732
2537
1978
1729
1275
1039
898
695
549
405
418
349
266
266
230
206
202
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
SSE
5
S
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:10AM2.62m
3:36PM2.44m
4:04AM2.56m
4:36PM2.42m
4:56AM2.51m
5:33PM2.44m
Low Tide
9:09AM0.72m
9:26PM0.80m
10:03AM0.73m
10:23PM0.84m
10:55AM0.72m
11:20PM0.85m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:23
5:23
5:23
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
14
14
18
18
16
15
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
11
11
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
12
13
16
16
15
14
11
11
11
11
13
15
15
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
2253
1978
1729
1275
1039
898
695
549
405
418
349
266
266
230
206
202
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.9
E
9
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
119
119
133
202
177
184
112
112
220
216
175
172
172
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
Energy kJ
3484
3419
3648
3484
3255
3071
2778
2732
2537
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
223
223
27
27
27
43
223
27
5
0
0
5
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
7
6
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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