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Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 09 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?
The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 3PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
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) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1721 | 1902 | 1641 | 1799 | 1749 | 1499 | 1340 | 1357 | 1879 | 1922 | 2002 | 2658 | 4718 | 5374 | 6440 | 9908 | 12534 | 16470 | 19025 | 21844 | 21206 | 23560 | 21399 | 18056 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:59AM 2.09 | 12:35AM 2.11 | 12:43PM 2.03 | 1:29AM 2.07 | 1:35PM 1.98 | 2:30AM 2.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:03AM 0.97 | 6:17PM 0.93 | 6:50AM 1.01 | 7:05PM 0.98 | 7:43AM 1.04 | 7:58PM 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 8 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
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