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Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 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 5PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tapuaetahi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 16 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 50 | 75 | 102 | 148 | 256 | 330 | 303 | 176 | 267 | 217 | 152 | 208 | 113 | 85 | 119 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:56AM 2.41 | 7:28PM 2.41 | 7:45AM 2.48 | 8:18PM 2.51 | 8:34AM 2.51 | 9:09PM 2.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:12PM 0.57 | 1:32AM 0.64 | 1:59PM 0.48 | 2:20AM 0.60 | 2:47PM 0.43 | 3:12AM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
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