Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 12 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is

16.2°C

Tapotupoto Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 5PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Evening (01 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 1					Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	20	20	19	21	45	51	86	100	146	217	275	284	292	271	255	248	248	255	262	279	276
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			2:50PM2.18m				3:30AM2.04m					4:04PM2.11m				4:40AM2.00m				5:17PM2.10m
Low Tide	8:28AM0.65m				9:14PM0.70m				9:37AM0.74m					10:24PM0.74m				10:51AM0.77m


	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	18	17	16	17
Feels °C	12	11	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	13	13	15	14	15	15	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	NNE 7	NE 8
kJ	1831	1465	1347	1161	880	780	623	486	418	321	241	245	172	172	149	149	113	111	109	279	276
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 16	ENE 9	ENE 9	N 15	NE 12	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	W 11	W 10	W 10	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	20	20	7	7	17	6	17	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	20	16	30	103	99
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	N 16	N 16	N 15	NE 12	N 15	NE 12	N 12	E 11	N 12	N 12	N 11	—	N 11	—	—	N 13	N 13	N 13	W 10	W 9
kJ	3	20	19	18	6	17	6	3	3	3	3	2	—	2	—	—	14	13	13	28	27
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	—
kJ	4	14	19	21	45	51	86	100	146	217	275	284	292	271	255	248	248	255	262	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	32	10	10	10	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Bluff-South Side	Scott Point	The Bluff-South Side	The Bluff-South Side	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	The Bluff-South Side	Baylys Beach	The Bluff-South Side	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	The Bluff-South Side	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	The Bluff-South Side	Baylys Beach	Ninety Mile Beach	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	Whatipu Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Nicks Point Southland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Baylys Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2
Header Global	Nunoshima Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Buchupureo Chile
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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