Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 24 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
18.9° 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 10AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.5
WSW
18
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
67
76
99
83
77
60
58
58
73
72
108
0
195
232
212
240
243
214
176
126
67
50
48
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:29AM2.11m
3:09PM1.99m
3:47AM2.06m
4:21PM1.97m
4:59AM2.07m
5:28PM1.99m
Low Tide
8:51AM0.76m
9:17PM0.80m
10:05AM0.78m
10:34PM0.80m
11:17AM0.73m
11:44PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:54
5:53
5:52
5:52
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
14
14
15
16
15
16
16
15
14
15
15
17
16
16
16
16
11
11
11
12
12
11
13
14
12
12
12
11
11
13
13
12
10
12
12
14
13
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
1.2
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
Energy kJ
82
67
76
99
83
77
60
58
58
180
175
120
116
276
269
445
405
389
290
282
126
67
50
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
Energy kJ
68
99
288
362
196
130
186
236
236
30
31
182
178
114
116
17
10
9
9
5
269
265
215
169
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
10
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.1
N
10
0.3
SSW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
SSW
8
0.4
SW
8
Energy kJ
156
87
5
2
58
58
2
11
43
38
74
21
21
13
18
4
4
4
16
16
16
16
6
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
0.3
SW
6
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
45
53
33
42
11
16
18
15
73
72
108
128
195
232
212
240
243
214
176
5
8
8
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
79
44
24
4
4
79
11
11
11
0
0
0
79
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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