Tapuaetahi surf break

Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
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 9AM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)18ft (5.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6
ENE
6
ENE
5.5
ENE
4
ENE
3
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)141413121212121111111010101010101414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14638130259515508025551251786596486452370363306290240184202199489458432347342273
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
20
SSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:30AM
2.06
2:36PM
1.96
3:30AM
2.09
3:44PM
1.99
4:26AM
2.15
4:48PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:42AM
1.03
8:59PM
1.00
9:43AM
0.99
10:03PM
0.96
10:41AM
0.91
11:04PM
0.89
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise--6:45-------6:45-------6:46-----
Sunset-----6:04-------6:01-------6:00--
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
10711--------111-----11--
Temp. °C212121192020191718182021211918181716172019171716
Feels °C (?)192120141618171516171819191817181715161716141412
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