Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.6° 

Tapotupoto Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (06 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
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1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
1.2
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.5
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
2.1
WNW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
23
28
63
96
154
240
498
1052
1245
1135
1033
9
9
10
676
470
406
249
168
145
135
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
30
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
3:57AM1.97m
4:53PM2.03m
5:24AM2.01m
6:09PM2.15m
6:35AM2.11m
7:08PM2.29m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.86m
11:10PM0.84m
11:45AM0.78m
00:26AM0.70m
12:53PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
6
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
11
10
11
12
13
12
11
10
9
10
11
10
10
7
7
8
7
7
9
10
11
11
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