Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 2PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | WNW 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 117 | 240 | 510 | 809 | 53 | 75 | 95 | 127 | 115 | 97 | 97 | 125 | 90 | 63 | 61 | 64 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.90m | 6:01AM1.88m | 6:40PM1.98m | 6:59AM1.95m | 7:28PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM0.88m | 11:56PM0.94m | 12:20PM0.85m | 00:56AM0.87m | 1:15PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 255 | 184 | 149 | 85 | 21 | 53 | 75 | 95 | 92 | 92 | 97 | 97 | 90 | 8415 | 7248 | 6743 | 64 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 4066 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | WSW 14 | E 12 | — | E 11 | WNW 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 104 | 66 | — | 127 | 115 | 67 | 65 | 125 | 90 | 63 | 61 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 8 | SE 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | E 11 | NW 8 | NW 7 | E 11 | E 18 | SE 18 | E 17 | — | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 37 | 66 | — | — | — | 64 | 24 | 31 | 61 | 6 | 12 | 6 | — | 18 | 25 | 31 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 55 | 117 | 240 | 510 | 809 | 756 | 1492 | 2517 | 3940 | 6566 | 8256 | 10092 | 10064 | 32 | 18 | 5172 | 7184 | 7010 | 6161 | 4634 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 613 | 631 | 631 | 631 | 38 | 192 | 227 | 552 | 405 | 560 | 612 | 552 | 104 | 28 | 28 | 122 | 110 | 104 | 104 | 92 | 88 |
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