Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1.2
WNW
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)10814141413131313131313121212121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17917726025738435234727721521216015510510269696944434021212121
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
2.12
7:08PM
2.09
7:20AM
2.25
7:52PM
2.24
8:02AM
2.38
8:32PM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
0.65
12:59PM
0.53
1:17AM
0.49
1:40PM
0.36
1:59AM
0.34
2:21PM
0.23
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--6:50-------6:50-------6:52-----
Sunset-----6:07-------6:06-------6:04--
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--2221-1----------111---
Temp. °C181818191918181818181819191818181818191818171718
Feels °C (?)161514151514141212121213141414141414161513131215
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