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Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?
The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 10PM is: 8.0m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 6.5m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Apr) | 23ft (7.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Apr) | 26ft (8.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tapuaetahi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 20683 | 22299 | 24879 | 16669 | 13611 | 11538 | 8900 | 5080 | 2620 | 1372 | 866 | 720 | 606 | 496 | 426 | 418 | 356 | 296 | 245 | 239 | 202 | 199 | 489 | 469 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:35PM 1.98 | 2:30AM 2.06 | 2:36PM 1.96 | 3:30AM 2.09 | 3:44PM 1.99 | 4:26AM 2.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:58PM 1.00 | 8:42AM 1.03 | 8:59PM 1.00 | 9:43AM 0.99 | 10:03PM 0.96 | 10:41AM 0.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
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