Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 6 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is

16.7°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 (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 2AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Evening (07 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning).
	Fri 6			Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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)	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	180	171	176	172	168	220	196	204	157	177	144	202	97	94	94	79	46	46	59	43	54	127
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide			8:11PM2.21m				8:39AM2.21m				8:55PM2.24m				9:20AM2.29m				9:35PM2.27m
Low Tide	2:03PM0.57m				2:26AM0.47m				2:49PM0.49m				3:08AM0.40m				3:30PM0.45m				3:46AM0.38m


	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—
	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	8:04
mm	2	1	—	1	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	6
Temp °C	20	19	19	19	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	19
Feels °C	19	18	18	17	16	17	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	WNW 8	W 8	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14
kJ	180	171	176	172	168	78	84	76	91	112	121	202	233	449	443	362	276	225	636	834	822	982
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 6	N 6	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	WSW 16	WSW 15	W 9	W 8	ENE 7	N 13
kJ	121	119	80	82	80	27	23	96	94	94	90	118	97	94	94	79	288	539	199	105	54	85
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	N 16	N 16	W 9	W 9	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	WSW 8	NW 7
kJ	149	147	144	91	88	85	91	20	20	14	55	111	99	108	99	90	46	46	59	43	50	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	N 6	NNE 6	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 4	NE 7
kJ	32	43	47	60	50	220	196	204	157	177	144	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	22	33	127
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Back Beach Taranaki	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	89	38	10	10	10	10	10	497	528	211	79	10	10	10	10	10	7	7	4	7	7	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Ninety Mile Beach	Ninety Mile Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	The Box	Baylys Beach	Te Paki			Forestry	Fairway Reef	Daniels Reef	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Baylys Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2			2	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Loisell's East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Back Beach New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Little River State Beach United States	Amanzimtoti South Africa
Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4

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