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Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?
The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 3PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 77 | 108 | 108 | 202 | 202 | 152 | 150 | 150 | 120 | 106 | 94 | 123 | 70 | 47 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:33PM 2.16 | 6:04AM 2.30 | 6:31PM 2.20 | 6:57AM 2.35 | 7:23PM 2.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:23AM 0.80 | 11:47PM 0.71 | 12:21PM 0.74 | 12:43AM 0.66 | 1:13PM 0.67 | 1:33AM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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