Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZST
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Tapotupoto Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 3AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 21s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
Afternoon (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
1.7
ESE
6
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
79
2
2
0
5
5
137
126
152
130
128
128
107
92
88
72
69
52
29
38
26
24
21
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:47AM2.06m
4:21PM1.97m
4:59AM2.07m
5:28PM1.99m
6:00AM2.12m
Low Tide
9:17PM0.80m
10:05AM0.78m
10:34PM0.80m
11:17AM0.73m
11:44PM0.73m
12:18PM0.63m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:53
5:52
5:52
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
17
16
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
11
12
10
11
10
13
13
12
13
12
11
11
12
13
15
13
15
15
15
13
14
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
79
79
236
180
175
120
116
276
269
445
405
389
128
107
92
88
72
69
187
190
352
1146
926
1694
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
SW
12
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
5
Energy kJ
186
236
9
38
21
182
178
114
116
19
10
9
352
282
269
265
192
169
52
29
152
26
24
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.3
WSW
19
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.7
E
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
74
5
5
19
19
4
4
4
9
6
5
5
17
24
22
28
38
14
13
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
7
1.3
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.7
ESE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
SSW
7
0.5
S
4
1
SSW
11
0.8
S
4
Energy kJ
18
71
205
277
183
201
172
137
126
152
130
128
2
3
1
3
48
6
242
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
92
309
309
200
79
69
24
0
11
4
7
32
11
0
0
0
11
0
0
88
88
88
91
88
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
8
3
5
6
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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