Tapuaetahi surf break

Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 10 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 9PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)--
Afternoon (10 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
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1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NE
2.5
NE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
6
ENE
6
E
6.5
ENE
7
ENE
7.5
E
7
ENE
6.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
6
ENE
5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)131313131414141414151414141413121212111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)177722075005642781941201113812162602011824329189961718317116126397588389821551170866737622573487418
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SSE
45
SE
30
SSE
30
S
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:43PM
2.03
1:29AM
2.07
1:35PM
1.98
2:30AM
2.06
2:36PM
1.96
3:30AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:05PM
0.98
7:43AM
1.04
7:58PM
1.00
8:42AM
1.03
8:59PM
1.00
9:43AM
0.99
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------6:43-------6:45-------6:45-
Sunset-6:06-------6:05-------6:04------
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919191919192020202021212120192020181718182020
Feels °C (?)171616151414141414141519191917151618171616161716
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