Tapuaetahi surf break

Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?

The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)999912101099999999998888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13710476714949464142414240403938242523222223222221
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
SW
5
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
ononglassglassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:44AM
2.40
10:02PM
2.32
10:26AM
2.44
10:47PM
2.37
11:10AM
2.46
11:33PM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:54PM
0.68
4:05AM
0.63
4:37PM
0.62
4:49AM
0.64
5:20PM
0.60
5:35AM
0.67
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--------7:01-------7:01-------
Sunset---8:14-------8:13-------8:12----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192324221817192021232522171817151721191917161413
Feels °C (?)172021201716192020212219161715131520171817161312
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