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Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 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
20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?
The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 12AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tapuaetahi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 125 | 125 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 77 | 56 | 56 | 76 | 57 | 48 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 115 | 164 | 254 | 343 | 459 | 471 | 559 | 607 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:28PM 2.49 | 10:46AM 2.51 | 11:15PM 2.52 | 11:34AM 2.48 | 12:04AM 2.50 | 12:25PM 2.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:12PM 0.52 | 4:29AM 0.61 | 4:58PM 0.51 | 5:20AM 0.64 | 5:46PM 0.53 | 6:13AM 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
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