Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.9° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 8PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (04 Nov)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.5
NW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.5
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
437
403
341
311
304
277
257
239
244
250
224
224
235
170
157
135
197
313
250
212
183
179
212
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
35
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:24PM2.12m
6:55AM2.05m
7:21PM2.16m
7:52AM2.12m
8:11PM2.21m
Low Tide
12:04PM0.73m
00:43AM0.64m
1:09PM0.66m
1:39AM0.55m
2:03PM0.57m
2:26AM0.47m
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1
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4
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Temp °C
19
19
20
19
18
18
17
18
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
18
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
19
19
21
20
19
20
17
19
19
20
18
19
18
17
18
18
18
19
19
14
17
15
15
15
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