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Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.6° 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 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NW
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NE
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
ENE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)11888812118888889910109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)718511010758869979717575112118135159204231251266260294287307235
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:55AM
2.01
8:12PM
1.98
8:40AM
2.11
8:59PM
2.07
9:19AM
2.21
9:40PM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:09PM
0.84
2:28AM
0.74
2:53PM
0.75
3:11AM
0.66
3:32PM
0.67
3:49AM
0.58
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:33-------6:33
Sunset---8:44-------8:44-------8:43----
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11--111-----------------
Temp. °C222222222020191921212120191919192021212119181820
Feels °C (?)222121222121192021191918181918181920202019181719
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