Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
17.8° 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 (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 2AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 13). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (14 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (14 Jun)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
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
3 PM
6 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
1.2
WSW
15
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.3
E
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
11
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
0
8
6
6
9
5
9
24
4
2
21
23
9
18
23
37
34
38
59
61
65
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:43PM2.35m
8:01AM2.35m
8:35PM2.48m
8:56AM2.42m
9:24PM2.57m
9:48AM2.46m
Low Tide
1:56AM0.42m
2:20PM0.33m
2:49AM0.34m
3:12PM0.28m
3:39AM0.30m
4:02PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
18
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
Energy kJ
637
604
588
619
602
585
577
545
440
434
362
362
357
265
733
620
604
544
491
1026
1708
1493
1431
1175
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
WSW
21
0.3
WSW
21
0.5
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
11
0.4
NE
8
0.6
WSW
19
1
WSW
14
0.5
NNE
8
0.9
SW
10
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
9
Energy kJ
8
11
7
153
90
218
395
292
427
670
547
419
380
376
23
9
18
23
251
419
38
137
61
65
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
SW
5
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.3
E
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
SW
23
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.1
E
10
0.7
NNE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
11
8
8
7
8
6
6
9
5
9
24
4
2
21
5
9
20
44
16
26
2
59
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
NW
3
0.9
SW
9
1
SW
9
Energy kJ
10
1
1
1
14
10
37
34
5
132
145
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
1
2
1
Distance (km)
79
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
4
7
4
7
7
7
7
10
7
38
631
28
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
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