
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 1AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
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 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 13 | E 10 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
505 | 496 | 496 | 418 | 321 | 326 | 689 | 726 | 712 | 678 | 563 | 544 | 461 | 528 | 427 | 358 | 329 | 272 | 220 | 220 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:28PM2.36m | 11:51AM2.22m | 00:06AM2.33m | 12:30PM2.17m | 00:45AM2.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM0.54m | 5:46AM0.59m | 5:59PM0.57m | 6:27AM0.60m | 6:40PM0.61m | 7:09AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | W 12 | E 10 | WSW 13 |
505 | 496 | 496 | 418 | 268 | 326 | 689 | 726 | 712 | 678 | 563 | 544 | 470 | 528 | 427 | 335 | 329 | 272 | 220 | 220 | 175 | 1088 | 175 | 3041 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | WSW 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | N 6 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | SW 22 | E 10 |
61 | 45 | 64 | 134 | 321 | 316 | 80 | 42 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 461 | 431 | 348 | 344 | 340 | 390 | 371 | 243 | 218 | 397 | 121 | 138 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | E 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 17 | N 6 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 11 | W 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | E 10 | NW 12 | WSW 21 |
27 | 52 | 32 | 44 | 80 | 78 | 26 | 76 | 71 | 44 | 44 | 99 | 39 | 216 | 235 | 24 | 110 | 2 | 2 | 208 | 326 | 175 | 34 | 346 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | W 9 | — | WSW 3 | — | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | W 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 42 | 66 | 109 | 191 | 421 | — | 3 | — | 358 | 309 | 1107 | 1066 | 1314 | 1178 | 561 | 2511 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 631 | 630 | 655 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 110 | 200 | 200 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
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