Tapuaetahi Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's Tapuaetahi sea temperature is 20.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?

The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 5AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Apr)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (23 Apr)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (23 Apr)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
		Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 6	E 6	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	81	82	286	143	121	111	102	96	136	68	85	143	127	160	172	168	163	156	124	114	152	137	112	91
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	S	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	SE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		11:43PM2.47m					12:06PM2.32m				00:41AM2.39m				1:04PM2.23m				1:43AM2.32m				2:06PM2.16m
Low Tide				5:59AM0.68m					6:21PM0.60m				6:58AM0.73m				7:20PM0.67m				7:59AM0.76m


	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—
mm	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	3	1	1	1	5	16	11	2
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	13	15	15	14	12	11	11	11	12	14	12	13	15	16	16	16	15	15	16	17
Feels °C	11	11	11	10	8	10	10	9	8	7	7	7	8	10	8	10	12	13	13	14	12	13	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	NNW 6	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 7	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 16	N 16
kJ	81	82	8	37	35	33	33	19	94	68	85	143	127	160	172	168	163	156	124	2	2	2	5	5
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 11	NNW 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 9	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 17	N 13	N 13	N 9	E 10
kJ	14	8	2	4	10	10	9	9	20	20	17	6	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	3	3	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 8	N 10	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 10	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	N 10	NE 7	NE 7	N 7	—	N 14	N 14	N 17	N 9	N 16	—	E 11	N 9
kJ	2	2	1	2	3	1	1	2	5	8	5	2	2	2	1	—	4	4	6	2	5	—	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	S 3	SSW 3	S 3	—	—	—	—	E 7	ESE 7	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	24	74	286	143	121	111	102	96	136	2	3	3	2	3	5	—	—	—	—	114	152	137	112	91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	3	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	52	77	52	52	52	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	52	194	52	52	52	78	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Waipapakauri Beach	Waipu Cove	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay	The Ledge	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	The Ledge	Taipa Bay		Twilight Beach	Herangi Beach	Herangi Beach	Ninety Mile Beach	The Ledge	The Ledge
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	3	3	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1		3	2	2	3	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	2	4	4	5	4	3	2	3
Header Global	Outer Pool South Africa	Heaven South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Lebu Chile	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Barrancon Chile
Rating (10 max)	8	7	9	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

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