Tapotupoto Bay Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (462 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.44° S 172.72° E)

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Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 16 Jul 2025 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 16.0° 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 9AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (16 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	4s

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

Hourly 12 Days

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	Wednesday 16							Thursday 17								Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20								Monday 21								Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 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	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	E	E	E	ESE	NE	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	ESE	E	E	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	ESE	WSW	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	E
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	4	6	7	7	8	9	11	10	10	11	11	10	9	9	20	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	11	18	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	10	10	12	13	12	12	6	7	7	7	8	8
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	115	91	117	114	78	65	89	333	641	683	941	1352	19	27	18	1334	767	453	286	189	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	22	21	36	35	34	34	48	52	52	84	66	114	261	107	109	141	104	14	109	69	36	96	85	533	320	392	417	593	733	761
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	N	N	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WNW	ENE	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:26AM 2.42				12:53PM 2.26				1:10AM 2.35				1:41PM 2.20				2:01AM 2.26				2:35PM 2.13				2:58AM 2.17					3:39PM 2.08				4:07AM 2.10				5:02PM 2.07				5:28AM 2.09					6:23PM 2.16				6:44AM 2.14				7:24PM 2.28				7:46AM 2.22
Low Tide / height (m)			6:49AM 0.48				7:05PM 0.53				7:35AM 0.52				7:56PM 0.61				8:24AM 0.59				8:52PM 0.70					9:21AM 0.66				9:57PM 0.76				10:31AM 0.72				11:18PM 0.78				11:55AM 0.71					12:36AM 0.72				1:05PM 0.64				1:38AM 0.61

	Wednesday 16							Thursday 17								Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20								Monday 21								Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23
Sunrise	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	10	3	1	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	15	15	16	16	15	14	15	15	15	15	16	14	13	14	14	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	12	13	14	14	13	14	13	14	14	14	14	12	11	11	11	11	11	13
Feels °C (?)	9	9	11	13	13	12	8	10	9	10	9	7	2	4	6	6	8	7	8	10	9	10	11	12	13	12	13	12	11	11	11	12	11	10	10	10	11	10	10	8	8	7	9	10	11	9	9	11	8	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	7

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

Wind Update The wind is still cross-off at Tapotupoto Bay (moderate winds from the SW at CapeReingaAws 3 km from Tapotupoto Bay). 0.6m 10s swell from the E with a 0.6m 10s swell from the E and a 0.4m 9s swell from the ENE. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
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