Takou Bay surf break

Takou Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Takou Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Takou Bay sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Takou Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Takou Bay at 8AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (03 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (03 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
0.7
N
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
ESE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)12121010101010111011101010999101091313101313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14313620022922522522516822919610694745454676847443434343331
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
15
NNW
5
NNE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:02PM
2.04
8:31AM
2.19
8:53PM
2.09
9:18AM
2.23
9:41PM
2.13
10:01AM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:06AM
0.40
2:37PM
0.47
2:53AM
0.36
3:24PM
0.41
3:37AM
0.36
4:07PM
0.39
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise----7:11-------7:11-------7:13---
Sunset-------8:00-------7:58-------7:57
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141413121517191714141313161919191615141416181919
Feels °C (?)88871012131211121010141816191514131316171717
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