Takou Bay surf break

Takou Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Takou Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Takou Bay at 3AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
ENE
2
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
Period(s) (?)887788881099910109999978899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)361078679698475109154159152148268327300287281249189393912116914931628
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
E
30
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:52AM
1.89
6:50PM
1.83
7:40AM
1.92
7:40PM
1.85
8:25AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:18AM
0.77
12:47PM
0.89
1:09AM
0.74
1:35PM
0.84
1:56AM
0.68
2:20PM
0.77
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---6:24-------6:26-------6:26----
Sunset-------8:39-------8:39-------8:39
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-111--------------168774
Temp. °C212020192224252519171616202222212020202019181818
Feels °C (?)212121202222222318161515202121202120191916141413
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