Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the S by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 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) | W 4 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 8 | NE 11 | WNW 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 30 | 68 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:20PM1.97m | 6:46AM1.94m | 7:06PM2.09m | 7:32AM2.06m | 7:45PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM0.84m | 00:43AM0.77m | 1:00PM0.69m | 1:25AM0.61m | 1:41PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1318 | 1161 | 1033 | 700 | 1044 | 1734 | 1811 | 3021 | 3369 | 3371 | 4374 | 5006 | 5352 | 5352 | 4523 | 4070 | 3647 | 3253 | 2997 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | NE 12 | SE 9 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 280 | 364 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 68 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | WNW 16 | NE 11 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | S 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 31 | 42 | 40 | 242 | 310 | 351 | 315 | 66 | 66 | 41 | 43 | 59 | 68 | 54 | 24 | 21 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 621 | 612 | 580 | 500 | 584 | 91 | 91 | 524 | 534 | 467 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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