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Tapuaetahi surf break

Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 05 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
19.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?

The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 11PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jan)--
Afternoon (05 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (05 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)151514141414141414131313131414141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212209206268206268268203192176176176176179181187195198198144115117123125
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
ESE
15
E
10
NE
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		glassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
2.41
10:34AM
2.59
10:55PM
2.40
11:21AM
2.56
11:44PM
2.37
12:07PM
2.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
0.56
4:12AM
0.41
4:48PM
0.54
5:01AM
0.45
5:37PM
0.54
5:49AM
0.53
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:18--
Sunset-8:42-------8:42-------8:42------
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C202019181717192020191818171620211920191715162023
Feels °C (?)192020191717181920191919171520201921191614162022
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