Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is

16.9° C

Tapotupoto Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 7AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 24s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Evening (08 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.
		Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	WNW 8	WNW 8	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	55	212	168	50	33	33	88	86	83	108	115	110	110	110	106	106	77	77	132	140	75	258	258	339
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			2:17AM2.15m				2:51PM2.04m					3:12AM2.11m				3:53PM2.03m				4:16AM2.09m				5:10PM2.07m
Low Tide	8:13PM0.72m				8:41AM0.66m					9:07PM0.76m				9:35AM0.69m				10:10PM0.78m				10:42AM0.69m


	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—
mm	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	7	6	6	6	8	8	8	7	8	7	6	6	7	9	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	6	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WNW 8	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 11	WSW 14	E 11	E 10	WSW 18	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 19	WSW 19	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 18	WSW 17
kJ	1042	212	52	50	33	33	88	515	83	108	364	2136	2509	2843	3369	3409	3315	2803	1011	1373	1697	1344	1753	3339
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 10	WNW 8	W 24	E 12	E 12	WSW 21	E 11	WSW 20	WSW 19	ESE 10	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	E 10	WSW 20	E 10	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	SW 12	ESE 10
kJ	55	54	168	11	26	25	44	86	216	319	115	454	767	998	1179	1310	77	550	75	1094	1232	1585	736	339
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	E 11	E 10	—	W 22	WSW 21	NW 11	WSW 20	WSW 19	N 15	W 26	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	WSW 21	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 13
kJ	3	57	54	—	9	45	5	127	214	4	13	110	110	110	106	106	258	77	132	140	75	258	258	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 4	WSW 13	SSW 3	S 5	SE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 6	S 5	S 5	—
kJ	3503	4185	4691	4522	3996	3325	2143	1897	2233	2716	2475	11	1423	9	60	83	173	237	3778	3207	208	80	47	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Hicks Bay East Cape	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Puwheke Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	104	92	91	38	0	552	612	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	73
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Langs beach	Black Swamp	Moureeses	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	The Ledge			Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay	Pakiri beach	The Ledge	Moureeses	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	5	1			1	1	1	1	1	3	2	5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Weld Road Taranaki	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	7	7	6	5	6	5	6	5	5	5	5
Header Global	The Womb Australia	Currumbin Point Australia	Arrawarra Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Weld Road New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	8	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	6

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