Taipa Bay Surf Break

Taipa Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.46° E

Issued: 5 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taipa Bay sea temperature is
16.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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

Surf Forecasts:

Taipa Bay surf forecast from 1 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 2 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 4 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period, E swell with 822 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 2 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Taipa Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Taipa Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 02) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Taipa Bay in the next 16 days are 1.6m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 12PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9PM (Thu 2nd Jul)5ft (1.5m) 11s
Best Surf 9PM (Thu 2nd Jul)5ft (1.5m) 11s
Most Powerful 6AM (Sat 4th Jul)5ft (1.6m) 13s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Taipa Bay over the next 16 days.

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
13
1.4
E
13
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.7
WNW
6
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.4
NW
18
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
773
599
442
442
451
737
633
504
389
284
274
189
143
146
104
104
98
68
44
41
65
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
25
NNW
10
W
5
NW
20
NNW
20
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:40AM2.44m
10:13PM2.60m
10:19AM2.45m
10:50PM2.60m
10:58AM2.45m
11:28PM2.59m
11:39AM2.44m
00:07AM2.57m
12:20PM2.41m
00:47AM2.55m
1:04PM2.40m
1:31AM2.54m
1:52PM2.39m
2:19AM2.53m
Low Tide
3:35PM0.73m
4:08AM0.85m
4:15PM0.71m
4:50AM0.81m
4:55PM0.72m
5:32AM0.79m
5:36PM0.74m
6:14AM0.77m
6:20PM0.77m
6:58AM0.75m
7:05PM0.81m
7:44AM0.74m
7:55PM0.84m
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clear
clear
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part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
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7:33
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7:33
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7:33
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7:33
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7:33
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7:33
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7:33
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5:24
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5:24
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5:25
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5:25
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5:27
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5:27
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5:28
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
2
—
1
4
3
3
11
1
3
3
2
1
—
Temp °C
15
15
13
14
15
14
16
15
14
16
16
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
Feels °C
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
11
10
14
12
10
8
8
6
7
8
7
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
13
1.4
E
13
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.8
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
2
2
442
442
451
737
633
504
389
284
274
181
143
146
104
40
50
26
44
41
65
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
—
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.7
NNW
5
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
—
2
3
2
26
2
4
32
37
14
104
98
68
14
8
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
9
—
—
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
WNW
17
0.4
NW
18
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
NE
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
2
3
—
—
4
4
28
80
13
1
10
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
11
—
—
—
—
0.7
NNE
4
1.3
N
5
1.2
NNW
6
—
1
NW
4
1.7
WNW
6
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.9
NNW
6
—
0.3
SE
2
0.6
SSW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
Energy kJ
773
599
—
—
—
—
17
83
87
—
36
189
82
65
53
—
1
8
17
15
15
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0
0
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0
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(10 max)
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