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Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?
The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 8PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 124 | 109 | 100 | 71 | 70 | 47 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 101 | 279 | 368 | 387 | 454 | 477 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:31PM 2.20 | 6:57AM 2.35 | 7:23PM 2.25 | 7:45AM 2.38 | 8:12PM 2.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:21PM 0.74 | 12:43AM 0.66 | 1:13PM 0.67 | 1:33AM 0.61 | 2:00PM 0.61 | 2:18AM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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