Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
16.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 1PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 5.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (25 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the S by Sat night).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.8
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
33
33
56
21
12
12
12
13
27
14
36
31
31
31
30
49
46
50
74
78
156
198
167
Wind (km/h)
60
WSW
60
WSW
60
SW
55
SW
50
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
55
WSW
60
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:36AM1.95m
6:17PM1.98m
6:34AM1.98m
7:08PM2.07m
7:24AM2.03m
7:51PM2.16m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.76m
00:30AM0.82m
12:51PM0.72m
1:21AM0.76m
1:38PM0.67m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
3
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
0
2
1
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
9
9
9
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
45
33
33
22
13
12
12
12
13
27
14
36
31
31
31
30
45
46
50
74
78
110
138
167
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
9
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.2
WNW
6
0.5
E
10
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.8
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
56
21
3
3
3
11
14
12
21
14
6
5
4
49
11
11
11
11
156
198
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
12
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
13
13
12
3
6
5
12
12
6
5
5
11
7
6
11
11
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
WSW
11
6
WSW
12
6
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
6
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
Energy kJ
7325
10825
12078
10263
8134
6647
6489
7251
11565
9310
6864
5481
4391
4010
3415
2831
2449
2306
2451
1840
1622
1828
1751
1545
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
Distance (km)
226
171
180
241
363
365
378
227
183
365
402
365
365
104
104
104
104
104
92
92
91
90
79
73
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
8
5
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
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