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Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?
The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 12PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tapuaetahi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 356 | 285 | 253 | 204 | 199 | 164 | 116 | 93 | 123 | 82 | 77 | 108 | 108 | 202 | 202 | 214 | 373 | 233 | 302 | 218 | 163 | 205 | 89 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:04AM 2.26 | 4:27PM 2.15 | 5:07AM 2.27 | 5:33PM 2.16 | 6:04AM 2.30 | 6:31PM 2.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:19AM 0.84 | 10:44PM 0.75 | 11:23AM 0.80 | 11:47PM 0.71 | 12:21PM 0.74 | 12:43AM 0.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tue 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
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