Tapuaetahi surf break

Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?

The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 2AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

Table - waves today at Tapuaetahi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
109
124
92
76
66
66
66
62
62
60
44
28
19
17
17
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
15
S
5
SW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:06PM2.16m
2:45AM2.28m
3:12PM2.12m
3:43AM2.27m
4:14PM2.13m
4:37AM2.28m
Low Tide
8:21PM0.72m
9:02AM0.76m
9:23PM0.75m
10:02AM0.74m
10:23PM0.75m
10:56AM0.70m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:56
6:56
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5:47
5:46
5:45
5:44
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
16
17
16
15
14
14
16
16
18
19
16
14
14
14
14
15
18
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
14
15
15
14
12
13
14
14
15
16
13
12
12
11
12
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
2
5
91
92
76
66
66
66
62
62
60
44
28
19
17
17
11
6
6
6
3
3
11
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
5
2
6
6
6
6
6
6
15
7
7
6
6
7
6
6
6
12
11
11
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
5
2
2
4
4
4
4
16
16
16
7
4
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
6
9
9
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.2
S
4
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
109
109
124
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
52
52
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
30
77
79
37
79
79
79
79
79
79
79
79
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
5
6
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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