Tapi Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.33° E

Issued: 10 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tapi Point sea temperature is

24.7°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 (21 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapi Point at 1AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Afternoon (21 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s
Evening (21 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 20		Monday 21								Tuesday 22
	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	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 17	S 10	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 20	S 20	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 16
Wave Graph
kJ	338	274	264	147	129	124	113	110	113	127	284	624	738	678	749	586	546	412
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			00:53AM0.98m					3:02PM0.96m			2:00AM1.01m					3:38PM1.02m
Low Tide	7:17PM0.71m					8:06AM0.32m				8:25PM0.66m				8:54AM0.28m				9:13PM0.58m


	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	23	23	23	22	22
Feels °C	19	18	17	17	17	18	18	19	18	19	19	18	18	19	19	20	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 20	S 20	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 16
kJ	338	274	264	133	125	92	65	63	80	39	284	624	738	678	749	586	546	412
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 5	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	95	156	153	147	129	124	113	110	113	127	12	14	13	13	13	13	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 5	S 9	SW 14	W 14	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	30	17	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	39	8	4	14	13	12	12	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	20	20	26	43	43	43	40	33	33	41	44	60	74	107	100	115	115	131
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	3
Distance (km)	1751	519	999	528	528	555	1751	1751	938	519	519	519	519	938	1748	938	938	519
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	7	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	9	5	6	5	9	9

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