Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 6 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is

15.2°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 (28 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 1AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 22s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Afternoon (28 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	13s
Evening (28 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).
	Sun 27			Monday 28								Tuesday 29
	5 PM	8 PM	11 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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	WSW 10	WSW 10	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	WNW 9	WSW 13	WSW 13	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	29	29	29	14	0	0	39	35	34	34	33	32	26	0	0	31	16	15	14
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide				10:33PM2.50m				10:56AM2.47m				11:09PM2.51m				11:32AM2.49m
Low Tide		4:29PM0.24m				4:48AM0.19m				5:05PM0.23m				5:26AM0.20m				5:44PM0.27m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—
	—	8:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:29	—
mm	—	—	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	13	11	12	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	8	9	7	5	7	8	7	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	WSW 16	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	WSW 15
kJ	131	29	29	52	1233	1124	1063	1063	1155	1198	1752	1725	1575	1359	1359	1230	1230	1824	2411
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 22	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 21	WSW 20	WSW 20	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	ESE 12
kJ	29	30	30	96	51	98	148	227	298	383	437	454	647	665	612	724	715	493	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 23	WSW 23	WSW 23	ESE 12	WSW 22	WSW 21	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	WNW 9	W 9	W 8	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 12	NE 10
kJ	54	53	52	14	91	89	39	35	34	34	33	32	26	24	12	31	16	15	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 7	W 8	WSW 9	WSW 10	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 4	SSW 4	WSW 11	SW 3	WSW 8	W 8	W 9	W 7	WSW 6	WSW 6	SSW 3	SSW 4
kJ	562	946	1345	1434	26	24	17	7	11	487	6	120	138	190	94	85	52	4	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Forestry Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Hicks Bay East Cape	Elliot Bay Northland	Hicks Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5
Distance (km)	655	266	92	92	92	79	104	171	104	104	104	104	104	171	612	171	612	584	88
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland		Forestry	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	Moureeses	Pareparea Bay	Pareparea Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay		Elliot Bay			Shipwreck Bay-Blue House
Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1			5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	2	4	3	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	4	6	4	9
Header Global	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Bondo Kodi Indonesia	Bondo Kodi Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	9

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