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Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 06 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
20.9° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?
The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 6PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
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) (?) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 267 | 202 | 283 | 326 | 135 | 125 | 131 | 127 | 242 | 236 | 218 | 115 | 113 | 73 | 110 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 150 | 148 | 144 | 140 | 134 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | on | on | glass | off | off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:06AM 2.59 | 9:22PM 2.46 | 10:01AM 2.61 | 10:18PM 2.43 | 10:53AM 2.59 | 11:13PM 2.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:13PM 0.58 | 3:36AM 0.38 | 4:11PM 0.57 | 4:30AM 0.40 | 5:06PM 0.57 | 5:22AM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
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