Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.33° E

Tapi Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tapi Point sea temperature is
25.8°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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapi Point at 1PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (18 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (18 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.4
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
558
466
407
440
466
578
720
730
716
679
527
569
555
498
563
717
521
471
525
463
384
394
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:20PM0.93m
10:37PM0.96m
1:23PM0.96m
00:04AM0.94m
2:08PM1.02m
Low Tide
5:16PM0.76m
6:02AM0.37m
6:48PM0.73m
7:05AM0.36m
7:55PM0.65m
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
24
24
24
23
23
23
22
23
23
24
24
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
21
20
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
21
20
20
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
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