Tapuaetahi surf break

Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 03 Apr 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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?

The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (03 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)778888888888999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)254257280287341349301302310310280306363380336336351415454454454454525525
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
2.36
9:11AM
2.38
9:40PM
2.38
9:50AM
2.35
10:20PM
2.38
10:27AM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:00AM
0.59
3:26PM
0.56
3:41AM
0.64
4:05PM
0.59
4:21AM
0.70
4:42PM
0.64
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise----7:37-------7:37-------7:39---
Sunset-------7:16-------7:15-------7:14
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------11-111331321-
Temp. °C181818181819191918181717191919191819191919191919
Feels °C (?)141414151515161616171616161618171717161716161616
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