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Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.5° 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 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1
NE
Period(s) (?)1212121212111111111111101088887888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2232122091691671019775757371655073698279657177115118138145
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:59AM
1.92
7:17PM
1.91
7:55AM
2.01
8:12PM
1.98
8:40AM
2.11
8:59PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:14PM
0.91
1:37AM
0.81
2:09PM
0.84
2:28AM
0.74
2:53PM
0.75
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise-6:30-------6:31-------6:31------
Sunset-----8:44-------8:44-------8:44--
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1221------------
Temp. °C212223232323222222212221222220191919202020201919
Feels °C (?)202122222222212222202222222321191919191818181717
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