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Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 29 Nov 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
20.5° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?
The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tapuaetahi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 173 | 173 | 173 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 138 | 106 | 106 | 143 | 181 | 138 | 125 | 127 | 158 | 125 | 193 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 94 | 92 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:48PM 2.19 | 3:05AM 2.06 | 3:43PM 2.23 | 4:11AM 2.11 | 4:38PM 2.29 | 5:16AM 2.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:02PM 0.81 | 9:16AM 0.86 | 10:01PM 0.76 | 10:21AM 0.85 | 10:59PM 0.68 | 11:26AM 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
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