Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Tapotupoto Bay

Issued: 11 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
18.6° C

1.4°C warmer than 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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 5PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.7
WNW
7
2
WNW
10
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
1.3
N
6
1.7
N
6
2.1
WNW
10
3.5
NNW
8
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
211
261
794
152
126
120
212
788
1411
1950
2444
2216
1376
1247
1372
1827
1859
1887
1525
1177
959
842
618
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:30AM2.15m
11:47PM2.25m
12:12PM2.09m
00:30AM2.19m
12:59PM2.03m
1:17AM2.13m
Low Tide
5:40PM0.63m
6:07AM0.71m
6:21PM0.68m
6:53AM0.74m
7:07PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
3
5
10
5
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
17
17
18
17
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
13
13
14
12
13
13
12
12
10
11
12
13
13
13
13
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
2
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
2.1
WNW
10
0.5
SW
14
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.5
SW
13
1.8
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.6
NE
8
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
12
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
Energy kJ
235
211
206
176
802
802
802
711
788
99
142
109
87
356
250
91
37
108
77
1525
1177
959
842
618
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.3
WSW
16
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.5
SW
14
0.2
E
10
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.2
N
10
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
NE
8
0.5
SW
13
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
20
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
WSW
12
Energy kJ
215
85
61
50
152
126
120
100
103
8
88
87
8
116
116
60
82
38
75
32
49
42
32
96
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.2
N
11
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
E
11
0.5
SW
13
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
NE
7
Energy kJ
51
66
50
9
47
43
54
54
8
8
13
3
3
9
82
42
9
9
82
73
72
72
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.7
WNW
7
2
WNW
10
1
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.7
N
6
2
N
7
3.5
NNW
8
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
90
171
261
794
56
106
108
212
366
1411
1950
2444
2216
1376
1247
1372
1827
1859
1887
3
3
3
5
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
Distance (km)
192
200
200
200
200
200
200
415
448
631
614
527
192
211
192
192
211
211
28
28
28
28
0
73
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
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