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Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 5AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)1010101010141413131312121212121111111111111088
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30303030291031641802082492232122091691671019775757371655149
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononglassonglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:44AM
1.88
6:10PM
1.87
6:59AM
1.92
7:17PM
1.91
7:55AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19PM
0.84
12:02PM
0.94
12:32AM
0.85
1:14PM
0.91
1:37AM
0.81
2:09PM
0.84
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise---6:28-------6:30-------6:31----
Sunset-------8:44-------8:44-------8:44
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C201919181921222120191920232323232222222221232322
Feels °C (?)221919182022222222212021222222232222232323232523
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