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Tapuaetahi surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 17 Apr 2025 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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tapuaetahi today?
The current surf forecast for Tapuaetahi at 4PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 3.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tapuaetahi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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| Energy (?) | 9458 | 7550 | 5506 | 3359 | 2521 | 3046 | 2629 | 926 | 1323 | 878 | 1108 | 640 | 563 | 679 | 736 | 658 | 704 | 614 | 586 | 520 | 508 | 449 | 449 | 547 | 578 | 591 | 445 | 591 | 604 | 626 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 539 | 303 | 539 | 528 | 481 | 491 | 296 | 667 | 866 | 1006 | 1170 | 1495 | 1880 | 2847 | 2734 | 2385 | 2049 | 1795 | 1358 | 1180 | 1119 | 950 | 786 | 679 | 561 | 340 | 460 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | 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 | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:59AM 2.20 | 10:31PM 2.25 | 10:39AM 2.17 | 11:10PM 2.22 | 11:20AM 2.12 | 11:54PM 2.18 | 12:05PM 2.08 | 12:45AM 2.14 | 12:55PM 2.04 | 1:44AM 2.12 | 1:52PM 2.02 | 2:46AM 2.15 | 2:59PM 2.04 | 3:46AM 2.21 | 4:09PM 2.11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:13PM 0.76 | 4:37AM 0.87 | 4:50PM 0.80 | 5:20AM 0.90 | 5:31PM 0.84 | 6:07AM 0.93 | 6:19PM 0.88 | 6:59AM 0.94 | 7:12PM 0.89 | 7:56AM 0.94 | 8:12PM 0.89 | 8:59AM 0.90 | 9:18PM 0.86 | 10:01AM 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
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