Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is

15.3°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 7AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Evening (08 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	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)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	258	302	314	307	242	232	249	203	194	160	157	153	116	113	107	85	85	85	85	67	67	66	66	66
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide				8:15AM2.19m				8:37PM2.33m				9:02AM2.29m				9:20PM2.39m				9:43AM2.36m				9:59PM2.41m
Low Tide		2:05AM0.51m				2:27PM0.48m				2:51AM0.38m				3:12PM0.37m				3:33AM0.30m				3:53PM0.31m


	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	13	12	13	14	13	13	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	ENE 9	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17
kJ	1148	1042	1029	307	848	962	1016	966	892	970	899	988	2437	2269	2036	1853	1938	1411	1198	1024	508	1203	1189	1108
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	WSW 16	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	WSW 17	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	258	302	314	838	242	232	249	203	194	160	157	153	116	113	107	85	85	85	85	67	475	66	66	66
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	E 9	E 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	WSW 18	WSW 18	N 10	N 10	N 10	—	ESE 7	N 11	N 11	N 11	ENE 8	W 9	W 9	W 10
kJ	2	2	2	2	56	41	40	56	71	66	340	469	2	2	2	—	9	2	2	2	67	25	27	45
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NE 3	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	4	4	5	7	14	24	35	39	50	51	62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Twilight Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	4	7	4	4	7	10	10	7	7	7	7	10	10	10	10	10	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Bluff-South Side	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	The Bluff-South Side	Baylys Beach	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	The Bluff-South Side	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Graveyards Taranaki	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Baylys Beach Northland	Stent Road Taranaki	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	5	4

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