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Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 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
20.2° 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 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tapuaetahi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 168 | 168 | 89 | 77 | 62 | 50 | 45 | 58 | 59 | 89 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 121 | 116 | 114 | 112 | 153 | 164 | 159 | 168 | 179 | 201 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:59PM 2.59 | 10:17AM 2.47 | 10:50PM 2.55 | 11:10AM 2.41 | 11:43PM 2.47 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:37PM 0.43 | 4:06AM 0.60 | 4:29PM 0.46 | 5:02AM 0.63 | 5:23PM 0.53 | 5:59AM 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - |
| Sunset | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
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