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Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 11 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 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?
The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 5PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tapuaetahi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 788 | 427 | 299 | 495 | 430 | 310 | 306 | 298 | 287 | 283 | 279 | 275 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 264 | 363 | 548 | 400 | 329 | 321 | 329 | 321 | 345 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:27PM 2.39 | 1:51AM 2.19 | 2:19PM 2.32 | 2:46AM 2.13 | 3:10PM 2.25 | 3:43AM 2.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:06AM 0.63 | 7:44PM 0.67 | 7:58AM 0.74 | 8:36PM 0.72 | 8:51AM 0.83 | 9:29PM 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
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