Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.1° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.9
WNW
8
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.3
NE
16
1.7
ESE
6
0.3
NE
15
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
101
91
91
89
88
86
86
86
61
62
38
211
40
165
220
291
228
196
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
E
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:30PM2.46m
10:50AM2.34m
11:04PM2.46m
11:25AM2.33m
Low Tide
4:23PM0.42m
4:44AM0.44m
4:58PM0.41m
5:21AM0.43m
5:34PM0.44m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
13
Feels °C
9
8
9
10
10
8
8
8
9
9
7
5
6
5
8
9
6
6
9
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