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Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 07 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
19.8° 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 12AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)141412141414131313131313131313137712121212128
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)198200801001441321281231231238584848483803529464646727132
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:19AM
2.27
1:38PM
2.34
2:03AM
2.17
2:21PM
2.21
2:47AM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
0.45
7:28AM
0.50
8:00PM
0.53
8:13AM
0.61
8:43PM
0.61
9:00AM
0.73
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:26-------6:26--
Sunset-8:45-------8:45-------8:45------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212119191818191919191818171719192019191919192021
Feels °C (?)202117171617171716161617161618171817181818191920
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