Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.5° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 2PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (24 Jul)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
5
1.5
NW
5
1.8
NW
6
2.4
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
117
240
510
809
53
75
95
127
115
97
97
125
90
63
61
64
39
38
39
104
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
SW
45
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WNW
45
WNW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:40PM1.90m
6:01AM1.88m
6:40PM1.98m
6:59AM1.95m
7:28PM2.08m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.88m
11:56PM0.94m
12:20PM0.85m
00:56AM0.87m
1:15PM0.78m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
10
8
9
10
7
3
2
3
3
4
4
5
8
8
6
7
7
6
7
9
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