Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 10PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 103 | 266 | 732 | 1145 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:07PM1.93m | 3:36AM1.91m | 4:19PM1.88m | 4:50AM1.86m | 5:40PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26PM0.89m | 9:53AM0.85m | 10:37PM0.95m | 11:09AM0.88m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 297 | 292 | 207 | 158 | 407 | 401 | 456 | 597 | 672 | 599 | 581 | 563 | 437 | 353 | 255 | 184 | 147 | 60 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | WSW 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 |
| kJ | 36 | 28 | 18 | 138 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | SE 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 51 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 53 | 103 | 266 | 732 | 1145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 88 | 88 | 4 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 421 | 7 | 10 | 200 | 200 | 194 | 631 | 630 | 614 | 90 |
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