Tapi Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.33° E

Tapi Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tapi Point sea temperature is
24.7°C
0.5° 

Tapi Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tapi Point today (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapi Point at 5AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (24 Sep)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.9
SE
6
1.9
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
2
ESE
6
2.2
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
9
2.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
218
238
287
296
254
321
449
611
750
824
791
833
866
1146
831
1368
887
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:40AM1.11m
4:36PM1.14m
4:22AM1.14m
5:03PM1.20m
Low Tide
9:53PM0.50m
10:09AM0.21m
10:30PM0.41m
10:42AM0.20m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
18
19
18
19
19
19
18
18
16
17
17
16
15
17
18
17
18
16
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