Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
16.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
13
1.4
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.6
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
7
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
498
418
321
326
692
726
620
678
563
544
461
484
417
335
329
307
653
220
175
175
141
138
133
138
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
15
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
40
NNW
50
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
40
WNW
50
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:28PM2.36m
11:51AM2.22m
00:06AM2.33m
12:30PM2.17m
00:45AM2.27m
1:13PM2.12m
Low Tide
5:46AM0.59m
5:59PM0.57m
6:27AM0.60m
6:40PM0.61m
7:09AM0.61m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
3
2
1
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
14
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
12
12
12
11
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
10
11
11
9
9
14
12
12
13
13
13
10
7
2
4
5
4
6
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
13
1.4
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
W
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
8
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
WSW
16
0.9
E
10
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
3
W
13
1
WSW
20
1.5
WSW
18
Energy kJ
498
418
314
326
692
726
620
678
563
344
469
484
417
306
329
272
220
520
175
498
505
3198
738
1540
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.6
E
14
1
E
13
1
E
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
0.8
WSW
17
0.8
W
11
0.9
WSW
16
1
E
11
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
64
134
321
316
80
42
60
55
50
544
461
431
408
335
340
149
371
220
331
175
141
138
133
102
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.3
W
12
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
17
0.9
N
6
0.6
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.6
W
11
0.9
WSW
16
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
24
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
W
13
0.4
SW
22
0.7
WSW
21
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
32
44
80
78
26
76
71
44
44
99
52
216
264
344
83
390
2
11
162
209
121
374
138
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.5
N
5
1.6
NW
6
0.9
N
6
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
1.4
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
7
3
W
8
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
3
W
12
2.5
W
14
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
13
Energy kJ
16
21
31
48
87
134
176
49
8
2
243
307
653
1298
1433
1447
2184
2766
3974
4681
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
7
7
10
10
10
547
638
655
32
44
28
28
10
90
200
375
538
655
28
28
28
192
200
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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