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Tapuaetahi surf break

Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 17 Mar 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
21.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?

The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 6AM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
1.2
E
1.1
ENE
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)9919181818181817171717171616191918888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27227267108107162158151144140140140139195180178165168143168235349577
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:59AM
2.21
7:15PM
2.15
7:46AM
2.30
8:05PM
2.24
8:30AM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
0.89
1:09PM
0.89
1:30AM
0.80
1:56PM
0.78
2:15AM
0.71
2:42PM
0.67
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----7:22-------7:24-------7:24---
Sunset-------7:39-------7:38-------7:37
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191716151720191917161515172020191716151617222321
Feels °C (?)171514131418161816151413151718161614131415202222
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