Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.1° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 1PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (05 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1
ENE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
NE
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
257
239
244
222
206
224
229
232
154
243
202
256
171
140
212
186
161
157
202
242
276
308
75
47
50
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:55AM2.05m
7:21PM2.16m
7:52AM2.12m
8:11PM2.21m
8:39AM2.21m
8:55PM2.24m
Low Tide
1:09PM0.66m
1:39AM0.55m
2:03PM0.57m
2:26AM0.47m
2:49PM0.49m
3:08AM0.40m
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Temp °C
17
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
17
19
19
18
18
19
17
17
17
18
19
20
19
18
18
15
15
15
16
15
14
15
14
15
16
15
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