Tapuaetahi surf break

Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 20 Jul 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
15.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?

The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 4AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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

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Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.7
ESE
1.4
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101010799999101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)65656670646462626360514947174325692608603300388382934371404
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
2.29
4:07PM
2.29
4:23AM
2.27
5:10PM
2.33
5:26AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13PM
0.86
9:43AM
0.68
10:19PM
0.85
10:44AM
0.66
11:22PM
0.82
11:46AM
0.63
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Sunrise----7:26-------7:26-------7:24---
Sunset------5:34-------5:34-------5:35-
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Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C111099912141110101010101314131212121111131413
Feels °C (?)876658975666678988876798
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update Calm condsitions have become offshore at Tapuaetahi (light winds from the S at Kerikeri Aero Automatic Weather Station 18 km from Tapuaetahi). 0.7m 10s swell from the ESE with a 0.7m 4s local chop, also from the ESE and a 0.3m 9s swell, also from the NE as well as a 0.2m 16s long period groundswell, also from the NW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

    Tapuaetahi
  2. weather stationWind Update Calm condsitions have become offshore at Tauranga Bay (light winds from the S at Kerikeri Aero Automatic Weather Station 30 km from Tauranga Bay). 0.7m 10s swell from the ESE with a 0.7m 4s local chop, also from the ESE and a 0.3m 9s swell, also from the NE as well as a 0.2m 16s long period groundswell, also from the NW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

    Tauranga Bay
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11 km/h
S
6.9
15.2
Air / Water (°C)
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