Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
17.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Tapotupoto Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (22 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 11PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 22). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)--
Afternoon (22 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (22 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
1.2
WSW
14
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.9
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.6
N
5
1.8
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
4
WNW
10
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
12
12
6
0
12
12
12
11
28
60
75
146
220
115
627
3346
78
82
65
68
52
54
36
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
N
35
NNE
25
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
45
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:03PM2.00m
3:30AM2.03m
4:02PM1.94m
4:31AM1.97m
5:12PM1.93m
5:36AM1.95m
Low Tide
9:15PM0.78m
9:48AM0.74m
10:17PM0.84m
10:51AM0.77m
11:26PM0.85m
11:55AM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
9
12
11
9
7
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
SW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
608
561
545
597
553
623
711
763
877
437
495
444
846
742
672
581
540
78
82
65
68
52
52
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
12
Energy kJ
125
126
94
66
46
46
31
18
18
506
447
441
12
7
66
106
89
34
37
36
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
SW
6
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
E
13
0.8
NE
6
0.2
NNW
11
0.4
WNW
12
Energy kJ
16
12
12
6
9
12
12
12
11
10
9
4
4
3
39
12
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
E
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.6
N
5
1.8
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
4
WNW
10
4.5
W
11
5
W
11
5.5
W
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
6
10
28
60
75
146
220
115
627
3346
4867
6080
7541
9301
8431
7076
6387
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
3
4
3
Distance (km)
11
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
10
10
200
200
559
559
561
569
569
559
226
425
226
332
375
421
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
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