Tapuaetahi surf break

Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?

The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 11PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)--
Afternoon (19 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (19 Nov)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NE
2.5
ENE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)1110121111111110101010101010101099999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)897144216561539142112441170978826740692627527461443363355348305299237237261282
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
NE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:45PM
2.17
8:23AM
2.24
8:25PM
2.16
9:04AM
2.26
9:03PM
2.16
9:42AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:45PM
0.84
2:05AM
0.71
2:25PM
0.84
2:44AM
0.70
3:04PM
0.84
3:22AM
0.70
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:05-------6:05--
Sunset-8:09-------8:10-------8:12------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------------------112
Temp. °C212019171616192019191817161618191919181717171919
Feels °C (?)212120171616191818191918161617181820201818182020
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