Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 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
19.4° 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 7AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
1.7
NNW
1.3
NNW
0.1
N
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
1.7
NNW
1.4
NNW
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)87777148888101212989988811111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38540450829315847066393442387334474014083092061329188918582
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
W
10
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:36PM
2.54
10:55AM
2.46
11:22PM
2.48
11:45AM
2.34
12:14AM
2.36
12:43PM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51AM
0.25
5:13PM
0.27
5:41AM
0.38
6:03PM
0.42
6:37AM
0.53
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:54-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset-------6:00------5:58-------5:57-
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thunderstorm
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cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-421221-112521----------
Temp. °C171616161617171617161515161817161515151515161615
Feels °C (?)121210121112131112121213141513111010101010101010
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