Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 12 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is

16.4°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 6PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	18s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	18s
Evening (31 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 31					Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 18	NNE 18	NNE 18	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NNE 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	31	30	30	28	27	27	25	20	20	20	19	18	17	92	187	219	251	321	341	341	301
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	S	SE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	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
High Tide			1:42PM2.30m				2:17AM2.13m				2:50PM2.18m				3:30AM2.04m					4:04PM2.11m
Low Tide	7:28AM0.52m				8:08PM0.61m				8:28AM0.65m				9:14PM0.70m				9:37AM0.74m


	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	9	10	10	9	10	11	12	12	12	11	12	13	13	12	11	12	12	13	13	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	3978	3789	3532	3289	2939	2613	2278	2064	1831	1465	1347	1161	975	780	623	486	418	326	241	245	172
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	NNE 18	NNE 18	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NNE 16	ENE 9	N 16	N 16	ENE 9	ENE 9	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13
kJ	9	30	30	28	27	27	25	15	20	20	7	7	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 16	E 12	N 16	N 16	N 15	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	N 12	E 11	—	—	—	NE 11
kJ	31	6	6	6	6	5	20	20	3	20	19	18	6	6	6	3	3	—	—	—	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	S 4	S 4	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 9	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	33	21	14	16	21	3	11	5	15	10	15	12	17	92	187	219	251	321	341	341	301
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Pines Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Twilight Beach 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
Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	4	6	1	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	88	88	88	88	89	32	0	10	10	10	10	7	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Bluff-South Side	Scott Point	The Bluff-South Side	The Bluff-South Side	The Box	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	The Bluff-South Side	The Bluff-South Side	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach
Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	The Box Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	The Box Northland	Piha North Auckland	Nicks Point Southland	Piha North Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Whatipu Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	8	6	6	5	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	5	2	3	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Nunoshima Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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