Tapi Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.33° E

Issued: 4 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tapi Point sea temperature is

25.5° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapi Point at 12AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	6s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	6s
Evening (13 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sun 12				Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	291	238	240	167	161	125	151	204	190	184	204	233	254	249	312	458	437	352	372	430	389	449	423	379
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	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-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		4:38PM1.03m				3:42AM1.32m					5:32PM1.09m			4:36AM1.35m					6:21PM1.14m				5:28AM1.35m
Low Tide				9:48PM0.56m				10:52AM-0.07m				10:47PM0.55m					11:41AM-0.12m				11:43PM0.52m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—
	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	5:27
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	22	22	21	21	23	23	23	22	22	23	23	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24
Feels °C	20	21	20	20	19	19	20	19	18	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	17	18	18	19	20	19	18	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 14	SSE 10	SE 9	S 12	S 12	SSE 9
kJ	291	238	240	167	161	125	96	98	82	83	80	51	39	38	25	20	10	19	4	19	23	3	3	9
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 9	S 9	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	—	S 13	S 12	—	—	SE 13
kJ	30	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	18	18	18	4	15	15	4	4	4	4	—	3	3	—	—	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 16	SSE 12	S 16	E 13	E 13	N 16	—	S 15	SE 12	N 14	—	E 12	—	—	—	—	S 12	—	—
kJ	13	27	25	25	24	21	14	21	4	3	5	—	4	5	4	—	3	—	—	—	—	3	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	4	5	5	7	11	45	151	204	190	184	204	233	254	249	312	458	437	352	372	430	389	449	423	379
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	528	528	528	6	519	519	519	519	1742	519	519	519	519	519	519	519	519	519	519	519	519	519	519	528
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Rating (10 max)				1
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Rating (10 max)				1
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	8	8	5	9	6	6	6	5

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