Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.1° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 1PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
1.5
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
45
22
159
148
125
133
142
122
68
35
20
19
28
26
18
15
15
25
16
16
16
9
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:55AM2.29m
1:23PM2.17m
1:42AM2.19m
2:15PM2.09m
2:40AM2.09m
3:23PM2.03m
Low Tide
7:19AM0.56m
7:41PM0.68m
8:06AM0.65m
8:37PM0.78m
9:03AM0.74m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
8
9
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
14
Feels °C
3
1
2
3
6
7
5
6
5
5
7
8
9
8
8
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
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