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Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?
The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tapuaetahi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 275 | 272 | 268 | 264 | 506 | 390 | 381 | 346 | 289 | 321 | 313 | 298 | 298 | 291 | 283 | 239 | 208 | 197 | 178 | 183 | 188 | 188 | 193 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:46AM 2.13 | 3:10PM 2.25 | 3:43AM 2.10 | 3:59PM 2.20 | 4:40AM 2.09 | 4:48PM 2.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:36PM 0.72 | 8:51AM 0.83 | 9:29PM 0.76 | 9:46AM 0.91 | 10:21PM 0.80 | 10:43AM 0.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
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