Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 10AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | N 7 | WNW 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | WNW 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 60 | 85 | 195 | 398 | 206 | 824 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 37 | 49 | 50 | 48 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:02PM2.33m | 00:17AM2.20m | 12:37PM2.25m | 00:55AM2.10m | 1:15PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.40m | 6:17PM0.54m | 6:34AM0.51m | 6:55PM0.66m | 7:11AM0.63m | 7:38PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 845 | 594 | 1282 | 974 | 962 | 950 | 786 | 610 | 594 | 494 | 206 | 487 | 722 | 47 | 46 | 37 | 49 | 35 | 48 | 5275 | 4704 | 4072 | 2884 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | ENE 10 | WSW 14 | NE 10 | N 6 | NE 15 | E 15 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 422 | 547 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 60 | 37 | 65 | 63 | 487 | 47 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 48 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | ENE 9 | WNW 7 | N 11 | W 6 | N 11 | SW 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | WSW 18 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 15 | — | E 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 7 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 19 |
| kJ | 34 | 75 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 63 | — | 63 | 31 | 46 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 24 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 7 | NW 3 | WNW 6 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 35 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 20 | 41 | 85 | 195 | 398 | 755 | 824 | 612 | 1029 | 1457 | 2184 | 5208 | 6604 | 5789 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 38 | 631 | 227 | 211 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 427 | 741 | 110 | 644 | 227 | 211 | 467 | 420 | 236 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 91 | 467 |
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