Twilight Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 NZST
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Twilight Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Twilight Beach sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Twilight Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Twilight Beach at 4AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (06 May)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
421
404
472
472
428
404
404
299
719
803
842
788
788
788
777
757
736
736
726
641
632
623
492
499
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
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
High Tide
11:24PM2.37m
11:35AM2.20m
00:05AM2.28m
12:18PM2.10m
00:50AM2.19m
1:05PM2.00m
Low Tide
5:36AM0.55m
5:48PM0.47m
6:19AM0.64m
6:31PM0.56m
7:07AM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:43
5:42
5:40
3
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
19
18
19
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
9
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
159
404
472
472
428
404
404
299
719
803
842
788
788
788
777
757
736
736
726
641
632
623
492
499
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.6
NE
9
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
15
0.2
N
10
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.6
NE
10
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.4
SW
20
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.8
NE
12
0.8
NE
12
Energy kJ
421
145
101
67
8
4
8
85
59
74
94
14
14
79
14
14
13
13
13
102
112
121
169
175
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
15
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
15
0.6
SW
17
0.2
N
10
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.2
N
13
0.2
WSW
22
0.2
WSW
22
0.2
WSW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.1
W
12
0.2
N
13
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
Energy kJ
9
8
8
4
8
4
238
8
22
22
22
14
46
45
45
18
3
12
63
61
60
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
7
0.4
E
3
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
5
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
5
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.7
N
6
Energy kJ
46
3
40
40
104
122
105
46
35
43
43
196
200
37
196
192
192
196
185
220
35
74
116
210
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
4
0
4
4
4
0
4
4
4
4
4
623
625
650
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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