Tapuaetahi surf break

Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 19 Sep 2025 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
15.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?

The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 9PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (19 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNW
0.4
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.6
NE
1
NE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
Period(s) (?)6613131313131312355556666777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)683333333741698380143223227269286326348358373373
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
2.28
6:00AM
2.17
6:26PM
2.32
6:49AM
2.22
7:12PM
2.34
7:36AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:51PM
0.78
12:12PM
0.68
12:41AM
0.72
12:59PM
0.63
1:26AM
0.66
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Sunrise------6:16-------6:15-------6:13-
Sunset-6:16-------6:17-------6:19------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171512111010111414141414151515161615151516161616
Feels °C (?)1211997891111119910109101110101011111111
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind reported 18 km from Tapuaetahi (light winds from the SSW at Kerikeri Aero Automatic Weather Station 18 km from Tapuaetahi). 0.5m 5s windswell from the NNW with a 0.3m 10s swell from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    Tapuaetahi
  2. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind reported 30 km from Tauranga Bay (light winds from the SSW at Kerikeri Aero Automatic Weather Station 30 km from Tauranga Bay). 0.5m 5s windswell from the NNW with a 0.3m 10s swell from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    Tauranga Bay
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18 km away, 58 min ago

11 km/h
SSW
0.0
15.5
Air / Water (°C)
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