Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 11 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is

16.3° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 6PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15					Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 19	E 18	E 17	E 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	18	19	20	16	22	23	23	22	21	21	21	34	67	41	119	163	154	147	208	198	253	250	240	225
Wind (km/h)	NE	N	NNW	N	NE	ENE	ESE	NE	W	WSW	W	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off
High Tide		9:39AM2.46m				10:03PM2.64m				10:27AM2.48m				10:50PM2.63m				11:13AM2.44m				11:35PM2.55m
Low Tide				3:50PM0.26m				4:18AM0.28m				4:37PM0.25m				5:06AM0.29m				5:23PM0.30m				5:53AM0.35m


	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	5:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	14	15	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	14	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	11	10	11	11	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 13	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15
kJ	740	1501	3161	3589	3752	3115	2824	2903	2751	2535	2300	2107	2054	1757	1531	1471	1328	1400	1547	2075	2518	2454	2615	2615
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 19	W 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 19	E 18	E 17	E 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15
kJ	1109	764	20	9	22	23	23	22	21	10	10	5	67	41	119	163	154	147	208	198	253	250	240	225
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNE 10	NE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	NW 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NW 5	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8
kJ	18	19	10	16	10	10	10	10	10	21	21	34	5	9	9	9	9	8	4	13	13	13	13	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 4	NNW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 2	SSW 3	S 3	SSE 3	SSE 2	SSE 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	2	1	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herangi Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	4	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	171	104	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Bluff-South Side	Scott Point	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	The Box	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	1	1	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	The Box Northland	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	2	3	5	8	4	5	4	4	5	4	7	5	5	7	6
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5

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