Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 2AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
6
0.7
WSW
16
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
0
139
170
152
157
131
128
107
111
110
89
68
38
47
27
25
24
21
11
26
26
11
11
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:21PM1.97m
4:59AM2.07m
5:28PM1.99m
6:00AM2.12m
6:29PM2.06m
6:52AM2.17m
Low Tide
10:34PM0.80m
11:17AM0.73m
11:44PM0.73m
12:18PM0.63m
00:42AM0.63m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:53
5:52
5:52
5:51
2
2
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
14
15
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
17
14
14
13
13
13
11
12
14
12
13
14
14
15
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
116
276
269
445
405
389
352
128
107
111
110
89
68
190
352
1146
926
1685
1511
1261
1095
845
721
711
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
E
6
0.7
SW
12
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
178
114
116
19
10
9
9
282
269
265
192
169
187
38
152
27
25
24
11
11
26
26
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
7
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
SSW
7
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
16
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
23
21
20
4
4
4
16
6
5
9
37
24
21
130
20
14
13
12
21
6
6
6
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
0.4
SW
6
0.8
E
6
0.4
SSE
3
1
SSW
10
0.8
S
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
110
119
139
170
152
157
131
9
47
4
206
18
21
19
23
23
13
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
79
79
7
7
4
11
11
11
0
0
0
0
0
24
88
11
88
88
88
88
32
4
88
88
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
5
6
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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