Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
16.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 1AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1
E
13
1.3
E
10
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
13
1.5
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
496
496
418
321
326
689
726
712
678
563
544
461
528
427
358
329
272
220
220
175
175
175
138
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:28PM2.36m
11:51AM2.22m
00:06AM2.33m
12:30PM2.17m
00:45AM2.27m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.54m
5:46AM0.59m
5:59PM0.57m
6:27AM0.60m
6:40PM0.61m
7:09AM0.61m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
4
2
3
5
1
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
11
11
11
10
11
12
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
12
12
12
13
12
9
3
5
4
3
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
13
1.5
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.6
W
10
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
1.9
W
12
0.9
E
10
3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
505
496
496
418
268
326
689
726
712
678
563
544
470
528
427
335
329
272
220
220
175
1088
175
3041
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.6
E
14
1
E
13
1
E
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.9
N
6
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
0.8
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
15
0.4
SW
22
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
61
45
64
134
321
316
80
42
60
55
50
49
461
431
348
344
340
390
371
243
218
397
121
138
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
E
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.3
W
12
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
17
0.8
N
6
0.6
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
11
0.7
W
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.6
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
E
10
0.4
NW
12
0.6
WSW
21
Energy kJ
27
52
32
44
80
78
26
76
71
44
44
99
39
216
235
24
110
2
2
208
326
175
34
346
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
4
1.2
N
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.7
NW
6
1.6
W
9
0.4
WSW
3
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
W
8
2.2
W
11
2.3
W
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
9
3
WSW
12
0.7
W
4
Energy kJ
20
42
66
109
191
421
3
358
309
1107
1066
1314
1178
561
2511
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
4
4
4
7
10
10
10
631
630
655
28
28
28
28
28
110
200
200
28
28
28
28
28
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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