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Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 04 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
21.0° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?
The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 4PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tapuaetahi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 119 | 106 | 155 | 227 | 225 | 217 | 193 | 183 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 248 | 217 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 267 | 202 | 283 | 326 | 135 | 125 | 131 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:14AM 2.44 | 7:28PM 2.44 | 8:11AM 2.53 | 8:25PM 2.46 | 9:06AM 2.59 | 9:22PM 2.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:22PM 0.67 | 1:47AM 0.43 | 2:17PM 0.62 | 2:42AM 0.39 | 3:13PM 0.58 | 3:36AM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
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