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Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?
The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 6PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tapuaetahi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 209 | 212 | 221 | 209 | 161 | 84 | 131 | 149 | 239 | 239 | 225 | 198 | 294 | 95 | 366 | 201 | 159 | 127 | 55 | 84 | 73 | 60 | 58 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:34AM 2.51 | 9:09PM 2.57 | 9:24AM 2.51 | 9:59PM 2.59 | 10:17AM 2.47 | 10:50PM 2.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:47PM 0.43 | 3:12AM 0.59 | 3:37PM 0.43 | 4:06AM 0.60 | 4:29PM 0.46 | 5:02AM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
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