Tapi Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.33° E

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tapi Point sea temperature is

25.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tapi Point today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapi Point at 1PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	8s
Evening (12 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	438	452	509	569	533	497	475	475	475	403	405	336	352	483	534	472	493	453	367	333	299	228	250	238
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			6:37AM1.14m				6:22PM1.27m				7:21AM1.09m				6:52PM1.23m					8:05AM1.04m			7:23PM1.18m
Low Tide	00:25AM0.15m				12:23PM0.41m				1:01AM0.15m				12:56PM0.49m				1:38AM0.17m				1:29PM0.57m


	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	23	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	24	25	25	24	23	23
Feels °C	21	21	20	21	21	22	21	21	22	23	22	23	22	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	23	22	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 9	S 16	S 15	S 6	S 6	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 14	N 11	S 6	N 11	S 19	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 8	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	24	24	23	21	20	20	2	5	17	22	26	103	103	4	2	23	2	7	47	47	86	140	77	77
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 16	S 9	NW 12	S 15	S 11	S 14	S 14	E 13	E 13	N 11	S 20	N 11	S 18	S 18	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16
kJ	9	8	2	2	2	2	5	2	5	17	2	4	4	3	3	2	7	2	6	6	5	5	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	S 15	N 11	S 15	S 11	N 11	N 11	S 14	—	S 13	S 9	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 12
kJ	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	3	4	2	2	2	4	—	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	438	452	509	569	533	497	475	475	475	403	405	336	352	483	534	472	493	453	367	333	299	228	250	238
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	519	519	519	931	937	938	519	526	526	526	526	947	931	931	519	519	519	519	519	1252	938	528	519	519
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	7	4	4	4

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