Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 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
15.8° 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 11PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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 (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
E
0.2
ENE
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.1
N
0.1
NE
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)1111131313111111121212121211111011345612106
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9914141311111131111113322117225413244177
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
2.01
3:59AM
1.94
4:49PM
2.00
5:20AM
1.95
6:03PM
2.08
6:28AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
0.86
10:12AM
0.88
11:05PM
0.86
11:39AM
0.84
12:19AM
0.77
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise------6:26-------6:26-------6:24-
Sunset-6:20-------6:20-------6:21------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151414141414141515151514141414141515151516161616
Feels °C (?)101010101010101212131413121311111212121110101010
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind reported 18 km from Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks (light winds from the SSW at Kaitaia Airport 18 km from Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks). A 2.8m groundswell from the SW

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39 km/h
SW
Cross-Off
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