
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (23 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 9PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WNW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 29 | 54 | 91 | 86 | 205 | 360 | 462 | 2111 | 4030 | 98 | 83 | 61 | 46 | 48 | 117 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 55 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:02PM1.94m | 4:31AM1.97m | 5:12PM1.93m | 5:36AM1.95m | 6:17PM1.98m | 6:34AM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.84m | 10:51AM0.77m | 11:26PM0.85m | 11:55AM0.76m | 00:30AM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
877 | 437 | 444 | 444 | 846 | 742 | 589 | 581 | 556 | 458 | 98 | 83 | 61 | 46 | 48 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 37 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | ENE 8 | WNW 6 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | E 9 | ENE 11 |
18 | 506 | 447 | 441 | 37 | 44 | 75 | 99 | 86 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 55 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | W 7 | W 7 | ENE 8 | W 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | NW 7 | S 8 | E 12 | NE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 |
1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 22 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
12 | 29 | 54 | 91 | 86 | 205 | 360 | 462 | 2111 | 4030 | 5670 | 5345 | 5495 | 7604 | 9997 | 11933 | 12090 | 9766 | 7572 | 6291 | 5808 | 6475 | 6376 | 4597 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 10 | 10 | 200 | 559 | 559 | 563 | 569 | 425 | 211 | 559 | 538 | 425 | 226 | 192 | 110 | 276 | 256 | 236 | 110 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 92 |
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