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Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 16 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
20.6° 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 8PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
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) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 24 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 39 | 36 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 50 | 45 | 78 | 169 | 221 | 402 | 543 | 329 | 375 | 292 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:37PM 2.29 | 6:56AM 2.41 | 7:28PM 2.41 | 7:45AM 2.48 | 8:18PM 2.51 | 8:34AM 2.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:23PM 0.69 | 12:45AM 0.71 | 1:12PM 0.57 | 1:32AM 0.64 | 1:59PM 0.48 | 2:20AM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - |
| Sunset | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
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