Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.33° E

Tapi Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tapi Point sea temperature is
24.7°C
0.6° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapi Point at 5AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (27 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (27 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.4
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1532
1488
1447
1312
972
897
791
724
631
560
522
470
470
470
412
367
376
483
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:30PM1.24m
5:43AM1.18m
5:59PM1.27m
6:25AM1.17m
6:29PM1.28m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.25m
11:49AM0.24m
00:20AM0.19m
12:23PM0.29m
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Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
24
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
17
17
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18
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20
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