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Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 02 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
20.8° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?
The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 1AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tapuaetahi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 92 | 90 | 80 | 79 | 110 | 141 | 124 | 130 | 147 | 269 | 120 | 114 | 82 | 75 | 119 | 106 | 155 | 227 | 225 | 217 | 193 | 183 | 246 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | 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 |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:34PM 2.34 | 6:16AM 2.33 | 6:31PM 2.40 | 7:14AM 2.44 | 7:28PM 2.44 | 8:11AM 2.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:56PM 0.59 | 12:25PM 0.74 | 12:52AM 0.50 | 1:22PM 0.67 | 1:47AM 0.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 |
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