Tapi Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.33° E

Tapi Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tapi Point sea temperature is
24.7° C
0.2° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapi Point at 9AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.6
ESE
8
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
8
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1077
935
913
956
885
1126
708
710
683
621
613
333
505
567
567
613
600
609
568
525
492
450
389
400
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:21PM1.04m
1:32PM0.82m
00:24AM1.03m
2:50PM0.86m
1:30AM1.04m
3:42PM0.91m
Low Tide
6:46AM0.35m
6:10PM0.68m
7:55AM0.32m
7:35PM0.69m
8:52AM0.27m
8:42PM0.66m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
2
3
4
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
21
20
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
16
16
17
16
18
18
17
17
17
19
19
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
19
21
20
21
21
21
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