Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.7° 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 1AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
NW
1.8
NW
0.1
N
2
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.4
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
3
WNW
1.8
NW
Period(s) (?)67788888888761478888888129
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)348543658970107873757440235228425122525543736176116787027894564452137454
Wind
(km/h)
35
N
35
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
20
W
15
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
W
10
NNW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:53PM
2.55
10:10AM
2.53
10:36PM
2.54
10:55AM
2.46
11:22PM
2.48
11:45AM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
0.12
4:05AM
0.18
4:27PM
0.17
4:51AM
0.25
5:13PM
0.27
5:41AM
0.38
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-
Sunset-6:01-------6:00-------6:00------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
112341--1213-12211--12-1
Temp. °C191919181817181917161615161516161716161615151718
Feels °C (?)1414131314141615141515810910101110101110101212
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