Taipa Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.46° E

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Taipa Bay sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taipa Bay at 4PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6
Wave Graph
kJ	248	124	88	48	33	33	60	42	40	26	25	25	15	28	56	83	114	118	57	43	34	33	25	23
Wind (km/h)	SSE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide					6:03PM2.65m				6:25AM2.64m				7:08PM2.77m				7:31AM2.72m				8:10PM2.89m
Low Tide		11:33AM0.62m					00:10AM0.80m				12:36PM0.56m				1:14AM0.72m				1:36PM0.49m				2:13AM0.64m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	5:31
mm	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	14	14	13	13	12	12	13	13	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	15	14	14	14	13
Feels °C	7	12	13	12	11	10	10	11	11	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	13	15	16	14	14	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	N 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 5	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6
kJ	156	2	88	48	14	33	60	42	40	26	25	25	13	19	14	8	8	80	57	43	34	33	25	23
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	W 16	N 11	E 5	ESE 9	ENE 5	N 11	N 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	NE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	NE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	2	5	2	14	33	9	2	2	12	12	12	12	10	5	10	4	5	10	10	10	9	9	9	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	NE 10	W 16	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 9	NE 11	NE 11	SE 10	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	5	4	5	2	2	2	4	4	6	5	6	5	5	3	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	248	124	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	6	7	15	28	56	83	114	118	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Taipa Bay Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Hicks Bay East Cape	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Te Paki Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	3	2	2	3	4	3	2	1	1	1	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	24	35	27	27	27	27	27	62	159	520	117	117	117	117	117	117	84	13	17	17	27	27	27
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	Mangawhai Heads		Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Scott Point	Forestry	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Scott Point	Scott Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1		3	2	2	3	4	3	2	1	1	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Whatipu Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Baylys Beach Northland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	6
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Boneyards South Africa	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Bells Beach - Bowl Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6

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