Taipa tides today
- Tide now 5.6 ft ↓ falling · low 5:52 am (1.8 ft)
- Best time to fish 6:00–6:50 am good day · 7/10
- Beach day Not today Not a beach day · 1/10
- Waves · water 2.1 ft · 62 °F slight · 4.4 s from the west-northwest
- Wind · air 11 mph · 57 °F from the SW, gusts 17 · mainly clear
- Sun 6:27 am–7:54 pm 13 h 27 min of daylight
- Moon 81% waning gibbous
- Best time to dive 11:20 am–12:30 pm good day · 8/10
Today in Taipa there is high tide at 11:59 am (8.5 ft) and low tides at 5:52 am and 6:22 pm. Tide coefficient 86. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 5:52 am. The sun rises at 6:27 am and sets at 7:54 pm: 13 h 27 min of daylight. The moon is 81% illuminated (waning gibbous). Major solunar periods run from 3:25 am to 5:25 am and from 3:57 pm to 5:57 pm. The next spring tides arrive from November 10 to 12. The sea is slight, with 2.1 ft waves. There's a gentle breeze from the southwest (11 mph). Mainly clear, 57 °F.
Fishing in Taipa today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: medium- Low tide at 5:52 am
- Sunrise at 6:27 am
- Steady pressure (29.85 inHg), light offshore wind (9 mph) and some swell (2.1 ft waves) to stir the water
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
- Highest tide coefficient today: 86 (average tides)
Your day at a glance
The best window, 6:00 am to 6:50 am, combines the 5:52 am low tide, sunrise and some swell. Also good from 3:20 am to 5:00 am, with the 5:52 am low tide, a major period, falling pressure and some swell.
Species with the most records nearby: Australasian snapper, striped marlin, yellowtail amberjack and shortfin mako. October is one of the months when these are seen most: Australasian snapper and John Dory. What you can catch
Beach day in Taipa
Is it a beach day?
- Sun and clouds
- Calm for swimming: 3.0 ft waves
- UV 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen
- Low tide at 6:22 pm: more sand
- Feels like 56 °F: chilly for the beach
- Fresh offshore wind (20 mph): it blows floats and inflatables out to sea
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 3.0 ft
3.0 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 62 °F
Cold: ease in slowly.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 7 · SPF 50
Max UV 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 20 mph
Fresh offshore wind (20 mph): blowing sand. Skip the inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.
- Tide & sand 5:52 am
Low tide at 5:52 am and 6:22 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 11:59 am.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days
Beaches near Taipa
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- Taipa Beach 0.2 mi · NW
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Aurere Beach 1.9 mi · W
- Coopers Beach 2.7 mi · E
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Hihi Beach 4.3 mi · NE
- Restrooms
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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Tides in Taipa
Today's high and low tides
- ▼ Next low tide 5:52 am 1.8 ft
- ▲ High tide 11:59 am 8.5 ft · coef. 86
- ▼ Low tide 6:22 pm 2.3 ft
↓ Falling The tide is falling. 3 h 43 min to low tide at 5:52 am.
Tide coefficient 86 for the 11:59 am high tide. Average coefficient. The water rises and falls 6.8 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?
2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on July 16 (9.0 ft) and the lowest, on December 27 (1.5 ft).
Semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.
Heights above chart datum (CD), the zero of that port's nautical charts. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. chart datum (CD)
Tide coefficient and range in October
The biggest tides of the month came from October 27 to 30 (coefficient 88, 6.8 ft range). The smallest, from October 20 to 21 (coefficient 46, 3.6 ft).
Tide and solunar table · this week
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Coef. | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Fri 30 | 6:27 am · 7:54 pm | Low tide 5:52 am · 1.8 ft | High tide 11:59 am · 8.5 ft | Low tide 6:22 pm · 2.3 ft | — | Coef. 86 | 81% | Major periods 3:25 am · 3:57 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 6:25 am · 7:55 pm | High tide 12:16 am · 8.1 ft | Low tide 6:42 am · 1.9 ft | High tide 12:52 pm · 8.4 ft | Low tide 7:18 pm · 2.4 ft | Coef. 84 | 71% | Major periods 4:29 am · 5:00 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 6:24 am · 7:56 pm | High tide 1:11 am · 7.9 ft | Low tide 7:36 am · 2.2 ft | High tide 1:48 pm · 8.2 ft | Low tide 8:16 pm · 2.6 ft | Coef. 79 | 60% | Major periods 5:30 am · 5:59 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 6:23 am · 7:57 pm | High tide 2:08 am · 7.7 ft | Low tide 8:34 am · 2.5 ft | High tide 2:47 pm · 8.0 ft | Low tide 9:17 pm · 2.7 ft | Coef. 73 | Last quarter | Major periods 6:26 am · 6:53 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 6:22 am · 7:57 pm | High tide 3:10 am · 7.5 ft | Low tide 9:36 am · 2.7 ft | High tide 3:48 pm · 7.8 ft | Low tide 10:19 pm · 2.7 ft | Coef. 68 | 38% | Major periods 7:18 am · 7:42 pm | Medium |
| Wed 4 | 6:21 am · 7:58 pm | High tide 4:14 am · 7.4 ft | Low tide 10:40 am · 2.8 ft | High tide 4:50 pm · 7.8 ft | Low tide 11:20 pm · 2.7 ft | Coef. 65 | 28% | Major periods 8:06 am · 8:28 pm | Medium |
| Thu 5 | 6:21 am · 7:59 pm | High tide 5:20 am · 7.4 ft | Low tide 11:44 am · 2.9 ft | High tide 5:48 pm · 7.8 ft | — | Coef. 66 | 19% | Major periods 8:51 am · 9:13 pm | Medium |
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above chart datum (CD). Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.
Where this tide comes from
Tides from the Mangōnui station (LINZ), 3.9 mi from Taipa. Times and heights are its predictions. It is a NOAA subordinate station: its times and heights come from the Marsden Point reference station with the official corrections.
Station data attribution: This work is based on Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand data which are licensed by Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: secondary port of the LINZ Secondary Ports table 2026-27 (https://www.linz.govt.nz/products-services/tides-and-tidal-streams/tide-predictions), computed by TidePlanet with the LINZ method from the harmonic constants of Marsden Point in the Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database).
The sea at Taipa
Sea stateSea state: slight
The waves you may find
- Most commonMost common1.0 ft
- Significant2.1 ft
- Highest expectedHighest4.4 ft
One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 4.4 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 4.4 ft.
Wind on the coast and offshore
Cross-offshore wind. The coast faces north and the wind comes off the land at an angle: calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.
Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days
Waves build over the next few days. The biggest waves arrive on Monday 2: 4.3 ft with a period of 6 s, from the northeast (moderate).
Water temperature
Water temperature →Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water warms over the next few days: about 63.4 °F by Thursday 5.
Water colder than normal for late October (−1.2 °F).
Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses
Water temperature →Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 2:08 am (local time).
Diving in Taipa today
Diving and snorkeling today
Likely visibility: good- Slack water around high tide (11:59 am): little current from 11:40 am to 12:20 pm
- 2.6 ft surface waves
- Moderate offshore wind (18 mph): it pushes surface swimmers away from shore
- 0.1 mph current toward the east, weak (model)
- Sun high: more light underwater
- Slack water today: low tide 5:52 am (5:30–6:10 am), high tide 11:59 am (11:40 am–12:20 pm) and low tide 6:22 pm (6:00–6:40 pm)
- Likely visibility: good. The sea has been calm and there's been little rain. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
- Water at 61.3 °F: a 7 mm wetsuit, with hood and booties.
- Snorkeling: doable, with some waves or wind.
- Night dive: dark from 8:20 pm. Waning gibbous (81%): a bright night.
Your diving day at a glance
The best window, 11:20 am to 12:30 pm, combines slack water at high tide, weak current and the sun high, though with moderate wind. Also worth a look from 6:00 am to 7:40 am, with slack water at low tide, little swell, light wind and weak current, though with tidal current.
Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.
Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.
Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby
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Weather in Taipa
Now in Taipa
- Low / high
- 55 / 64 °F
- Rain
- 0.01 in · 47%
- Clouds
- 25%
- Humidity
- 90%
- Dew pointDew point
- 54 °F
- Visibility
- 15 mi
- UV indexUV
- 0 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Fair · 21
- Saharan dust
- No
Pressure and fishing
- ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
- → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
- ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change
Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.57 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.
Today, hour by hourHour by hour
Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky | Mainly clear | Mainly clear | Mainly clear | Mainly clear | Overcast | Overcast | Partly cloudy | Light drizzle |
| Temperature | 58° | 56° | 55° | 60° | 63° | 64° | 62° | 60° |
| Wind (mph) | 11 WSW | 11 SW | 8 SW | 14 SW | 18 SW | 20 WSW | 20 WSW | 15 WSW |
| Gusts | 17 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 25 |
| Waves | 2.1 ft | 2.2 ft | 2.1 ft | 2.2 ft | 2.6 ft | 2.9 ft | 3.0 ft | 2.8 ft |
| Rain | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
- 3:00 am 56° 11 SW 2.2 ft
- 6:00 am 55° 8 SW 2.1 ft
- 9:00 am 60° 14 SW 2.2 ft
- 12:00 pm 63° 18 SW 2.6 ft
- 3:00 pm 64° 20 WSW 2.9 ft
- 6:00 pm 62° 20 WSW 3.0 ft
- 9:00 pm 60° 15 WSW 2.8 ft
- 12:00 am 58° 12 SW 2.4 ft
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | Max wave | High tides |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 30 | 55 / 64 °F | 20 mph SW | 3.0 ft | 11:59 am | |
| Sat 31 | 55 / 64 °F | 13 mph SSW | 2.4 ft | 12:16 am · 12:52 pm | |
| Sun 1 | 52 / 64 °F | 14 mph ENE | 3.0 ft | 1:11 am · 1:48 pm | |
| Mon 2 | 60 / 65 °F | 16 mph NNE | 4.3 ft | 2:08 am · 2:47 pm | |
| Tue 3 | 60 / 66 °F | 16 mph NE | 3.9 ft | 3:10 am · 3:48 pm | |
| Wed 4 | 62 / 67 °F | 14 mph NE | 4.1 ft | 4:14 am · 4:50 pm | |
| Thu 5 | 64 / 68 °F | 13 mph N | 4.1 ft | 5:20 am · 5:48 pm | |
| Fri 6 | 61 / 70 °F | 11 mph WNW | 3.6 ft | 6:22 am · 6:43 pm | |
| Sat 7 | 56 / 68 °F | 9 mph WSW | 2.8 ft | 7:18 am · 7:34 pm | |
| Sun 8 | 48 / 65 °F | 10 mph N | 3.0 ft | 8:09 am · 8:21 pm | |
| Mon 9 | 56 / 62 °F | 11 mph SW | 3.5 ft | 8:55 am · 9:06 pm | |
| Tue 10 | 49 / 62 °F | 6 mph S | 3.1 ft | 9:38 am · 9:48 pm | |
| Wed 11 | 50 / 63 °F | 15 mph WSW | 4.2 ft | 10:18 am · 10:29 pm | |
| Thu 12 | 52 / 64 °F | 15 mph SW | 4.1 ft | 10:56 am · 11:08 pm |
- Sat 31 Overcast 55° / 64° 2.4 ft
- Sun 1 Light drizzle 52° / 64° 3.0 ft
- Mon 2 Light drizzle 60° / 65° 4.3 ft
- Tue 3 Light drizzle 60° / 66° 3.9 ft
- Wed 4 Light drizzle 62° / 67° 4.1 ft
- Thu 5 Drizzle 64° / 68° 4.1 ft
- Fri 6 Drizzle 61° / 70° 3.6 ft
Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.
- The models Partly agree · medium confidence: unsure about wind today. See the models →
- Outlook Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer and normal rain. See the outlook →
- Normal Today, normal highs for late October (65 °F). Climate by month →
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 2:08 am (local time).
The sun in Taipa
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 5:28 am
- Full dark 8:53 pm
- Civil dawn 6:00 am
- Civil dusk 8:20 pm
- Solar noon 1:10 pm (69° high)
- Daylight 13 h 27 min (+2 min)
- Evening golden hour 7:19 pm
- Full dark 8:53 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,323,065 mi away and looks 32′ 12″ across.
The moon in Taipa
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,974 mi away and looks 32′ 42″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: medium- 3:25–5:25 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 3:57–5:57 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 8:40–9:40 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.
Upcoming moon phases
2026 moon calendar →- Last quarter Mon, Nov 2 · 9:29 amNov 2 in 3 days
- New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 pmNov 9 in 10 days
- First quarter Wed, Nov 18 · 12:48 amNov 18 in 19 days
- Full moon Wed, Nov 25 · 3:54 amNov 25 in 26 days
Next perigee (the moon at its closest to Earth): November 26, 223,281 mi away.
Where to fish in Taipa
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
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Tides near TaipaTides nearby
All places in Northland, A to Z (123) → North Island tides →Taipa at a glance
- Town or city of about 1,731 people. Coordinates: 34.996° S, 173.467° E.
- It is 70 mi northwest of Whangarei, the main place in Northland. The sun rises 5 min later and sets 2 min later than in Whangarei.
- The nearest tide station, Mangōnui, is 3.9 mi to the east.
- Its coast faces north.
- Beaches and harbors nearby: Aurere Beach (1.9 mi).
Questions about TaipaQuestions
What time is high tide today in Taipa?
Today in Taipa there is high tide at 11:59 am (8.5 ft) and low tides at 5:52 am and 6:22 pm. Tide coefficient 86.
What time is sunset today in Taipa?
At 7:54 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 8:20 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Taipa?
At 6:25 am. First light comes at 5:27 am.
What phase is the moon today?
Waning gibbous, 81% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 pm.
When are the next spring tides?
From November 10 to 12.
What are today's solunar periods?
Major 3:25–5:25 am, Minor 8:40–9:40 am, Major 3:57–5:57 pm. Today's activity is medium.
What's the weather like today in Taipa?
Light drizzle, from 55 °F to 64 °F, with a gentle breeze from the southwest (11 mph) and a 47% chance of rain.
How is the sea today in Taipa?
Slight (Douglas 3): 2.1 ft waves with a period of 4.4 s from the west-northwest. The water is 61.5 °F.
When is the best time to visit Taipa?
The best time to visit Taipa is from January to March: highs of 73 °F to 75 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.
Can I use this data for navigation?
No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.
Where this data comes from
Tide: Mangōnui secondary port, computed by TidePlanet with the time and height differences of the LINZ secondary ports table on Marsden Point. This work is based on Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand data which are licensed by Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand for re-use under the CC BY 4.0 licence; via Slackwater database. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).