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Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 11 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Tapotupoto Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
21.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 7AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 11). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (11 Mar)15ft (4.5m)9s
Evening (11 Mar)15ft (4.5m)10s

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

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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
E
4
E
4
E
4.5
E
5
E
4.5
E
4
E
4
E
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.9
E
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)7888999101010109999999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42380011011772237627363354443740323390287220031601125612451004878554651525415344326284
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:48AM
1.94
3:19PM
1.84
3:56AM
1.84
4:39PM
1.77
5:25AM
1.82
6:00PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:39PM
0.79
9:13AM
0.93
9:33PM
0.91
10:21AM
1.01
10:50PM
0.97
11:48AM
1.01
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise----7:24-------7:24-------7:24---
Sunset-------7:53-------7:52-------7:51
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1155131253--------------11
Temp. °C201918181818181819192020212122222222222223232322
Feels °C (?)171513121211111112131415171720202020212224242424
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