Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 21s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | NE 10 | NW 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 53 | 52 | 164 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:08PM2.29m | 7:33AM2.24m | 7:58PM2.42m | 8:22AM2.35m | 8:43PM2.51m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.53m | 1:47PM0.45m | 2:13AM0.37m | 2:33PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 806 | 823 | 730 | 560 | 478 | 229 | 460 | 490 | 573 | 595 | 649 | 686 | 686 | 543 | 423 | 328 | 612 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | NW 8 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 22 |
| kJ | 103 | 47 | 47 | 32 | 150 | 251 | 248 | 227 | 395 | 539 | 419 | 368 | 553 | 705 | 540 | 510 | 879 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | WSW 22 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NW 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | WSW 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 9 | 91 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 53 | 218 | 545 | 163 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 134 | 13 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 52 | 164 | 606 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 200 | 10 | 10 | 79 | 200 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 88 | 88 | 104 | 28 | 79 | 79 | 92 |
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