Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 11 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is

16.1°C

Tapotupoto Bay 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 Tapotupoto Bay today (10 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 7PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (10 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Evening (10 Sep)	-	-

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).
	Thu 10					Friday 11								Saturday 12
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 14	NE 15	WNW 5	WSW 16	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	19	53	55	109	0	103	53	128	70	64	62	87	87	85	85	61	44	59	56	56	58
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	8:22AM2.35m				8:43PM2.51m					9:06AM2.43m				9:24PM2.54m				9:45AM2.46m
Low Tide			2:33PM0.32m				2:56AM0.27m					3:15PM0.24m				3:37AM0.21m				3:54PM0.23m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—
mm	—	—	—	2	3	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	14	13	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13
Feels °C	10	10	9	7	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	8	7	7	7	7	6	7	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 18	SW 11	W 6	WSW 16	WSW 20	WSW 20	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	WSW 16
kJ	686	638	540	328	119	904	1748	2274	70	64	62	87	62	61	61	61	44	59	56	56	6917
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 24	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 20	WSW 16	WSW 16	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NNE 14	ENE 9	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 13
kJ	553	705	218	510	612	1030	1150	1324	17	16	16	87	87	85	85	20	8	58	23	23	58
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 14	NE 15	WSW 22	SW 10	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NE 16	ENE 9	N 16	ENE 9	NNE 14	NNE 13	N 16
kJ	19	53	55	545	208	103	53	128	12	26	13	13	14	14	10	8	5	8	18	17	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WNW 5	SW 7	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 5
kJ	408	430	668	109	135	771	965	1325	11304	12205	12435	11371	10064	9728	9196	8411	7027	6299	6607	6525	82
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Parengarenga Harbour Bar Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Rarawa Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	38	28	79	192	91	92	104	92	92	276	92	92	104	104	104	92	104	134	134	134	44
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Pakiri beach	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Pakiri beach	Pakiri beach	Pakiri beach	Taipa Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	The Ledge
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	5	5	8	8	8	6	7	7	5	1	2	1	3	4	1	1	1	3
Header Global	Kaka Point New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Weld Road New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	6	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	8

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