Tapuaetahi surf break

Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?

The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 5PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
9
1.8
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.9
NE
13
1.9
NE
13
2.1
NE
12
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
450
566
716
610
584
610
523
1147
1211
1305
1572
1699
1830
1597
1481
1201
1013
847
713
583
477
387
380
303
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:30AM2.05m
00:06AM2.14m
12:15PM2.01m
00:56AM2.11m
1:05PM1.98m
1:52AM2.11m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.87m
6:22AM0.92m
6:29PM0.91m
7:12AM0.94m
7:20PM0.94m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
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5:34
5:32
5:32
5:31
1
1
1
2
8
5
4
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
18
16
15
16
18
18
14
14
14
13
13
15
18
18
16
15
14
14
15
17
17
16
14
14
16
14
13
14
15
15
11
12
12
10
10
12
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
9
1.8
NE
10
0.2
N
12
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.9
NE
13
1.9
NE
13
2.1
NE
12
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
Energy kJ
450
566
12
610
584
610
523
1147
1211
1305
1572
1699
1830
1597
1481
1201
1013
847
713
583
477
387
380
303
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
1
NNE
6
1.3
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
6
0.2
N
11
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.2
N
13
0.3
NW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
Energy kJ
11
11
90
161
99
77
59
9
38
37
22
16
7
9
44
61
14
4
3
17
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.8
NE
14
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
N
11
0.1
NW
13
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
11
221
10
10
9
4
9
9
15
14
9
7
9
9
3
14
13
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
5
1.9
NE
10
1.4
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.3
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
32
716
121
197
150
110
51
46
5
35
28
3
9
1
1
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
134
530
530
530
536
13
6
6
6
13
13
13
13
0
19
6
6
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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