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Tapuaetahi surf break

Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?

The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 9PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
N
1.3
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NW
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)77778778878811111111111111118888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)168168897762504558598977838584121116114112153164159168179201
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
S
0
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:59PM
2.59
10:17AM
2.47
10:50PM
2.55
11:10AM
2.41
11:43PM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:37PM
0.43
4:06AM
0.60
4:29PM
0.46
5:02AM
0.63
5:23PM
0.53
5:59AM
0.68
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset5:53-------5:52-------5:51-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
21------11--------------
Temp. °C161514141413141717151313121113151514111212121315
Feels °C (?)13131212131213171513111098911111178881010
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