Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C
0.5° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
1.1
NNW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.8
NW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.6
NW
7
0.9
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
173
173
173
169
166
132
118
124
124
88
88
83
60
65
46
45
45
52
115
298
334
261
52
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:28PM2.18m
6:48AM2.19m
7:31PM2.33m
7:53AM2.30m
8:24PM2.47m
8:48AM2.40m
Low Tide
12:01PM0.65m
00:43AM0.66m
1:12PM0.55m
1:45AM0.52m
2:10PM0.43m
2:39AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
12
12
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
13
14
14
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