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Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 08 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?
The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 12PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tapuaetahi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 642 | 637 | 588 | 342 | 551 | 799 | 874 | 931 | 1185 | 1549 | 1721 | 1927 | 1641 | 1663 | 1842 | 1499 | 1143 | 1061 | 1247 | 1342 | 1684 | 1942 | 2878 | 4247 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | glass | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:18AM 2.15 | 11:50PM 2.17 | 11:59AM 2.09 | 12:35AM 2.11 | 12:43PM 2.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:20AM 0.92 | 5:35PM 0.87 | 6:03AM 0.97 | 6:17PM 0.93 | 6:50AM 1.01 | 7:05PM 0.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
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