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Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 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
19.8° 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 12PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tapuaetahi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 116 | 119 | 138 | 156 | 97 | 99 | 102 | 105 | 83 | 66 | 48 | 42 | 30 | 62 | 58 | 60 | 82 | 57 | 54 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:34AM 2.11 | 5:37PM 2.13 | 6:23AM 2.14 | 6:24PM 2.11 | 7:10AM 2.17 | 7:10PM 2.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:38AM 0.98 | 12:00AM 0.83 | 12:28PM 0.98 | 12:48AM 0.83 | 1:13PM 0.97 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
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