Tapi Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.33° E

Issued: 4 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tapi Point sea temperature is

25.3°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 (06 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapi Point at 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (06 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7								Thursday 8
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	S 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 6	S 6	S 6	ESE 8	S 6	S 6	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 17	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 17	S 17
Wave Graph
kJ	48	47	87	85	65	65	89	31	30	29	85	21	20	32	29	28	27	25	24	23	22	22	22	22
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off
High Tide	1:17AM1.07m					3:00PM1.12m				2:29AM1.11m				3:41PM1.19m				3:30AM1.15m				4:17PM1.24m
Low Tide				8:13AM0.18m				8:51PM0.53m				9:07AM0.17m				9:43PM0.42m				9:54AM0.18m				10:28PM0.32m


	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	25	25	25	24	24	24
Feels °C	24	24	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	22	23	22	22	24	24	24	24	25	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ENE 8
kJ	48	47	34	33	33	32	32	31	30	29	20	19	19	32	29	15	27	25	24	23	22	22	21	19
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 13	ENE 12	SSE 9	ENE 12	ENE 12	S 17	SSE 5	S 5	S 5	ESE 8	SSE 8
kJ	34	33	22	22	22	23	13	13	21	21	11	21	20	16	14	28	13	13	22	9	4	4	6	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	E 8	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	S 18	ENE 12	S 18	S 18	ENE 12	S 16	S 16	ESE 8	S 17	S 17
kJ	10	34	42	37	37	16	14	13	13	12	21	6	7	6	25	13	25	24	13	21	21	6	22	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	ESE 8	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 5	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6
kJ	24	24	87	85	65	65	89	37	33	25	85	40	40	69	75	69	78	81	98	86	91	83	88	77
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1
Distance (km)	519	3	519	1247	938	931	931	519	519	519	519	1026	938	931	528	519	519	519	519	519	931	528	520	519
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Rating (10 max)		1
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Rating (10 max)		1
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Rating (10 max)	7	9	9	9	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	5	6	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5

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