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Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 13 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?
The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 4AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tapuaetahi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 267 | 221 | 202 | 199 | 489 | 462 | 432 | 347 | 342 | 273 | 212 | 209 | 150 | 103 | 102 | 72 | 69 | 72 | 46 | 46 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:26AM 2.15 | 4:48PM 2.06 | 5:18AM 2.23 | 5:45PM 2.17 | 6:08AM 2.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:03PM 0.96 | 10:41AM 0.91 | 11:04PM 0.89 | 11:33AM 0.81 | 11:57PM 0.80 | 12:23PM 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
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