Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 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
19.1° 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 10AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
E
1.1
E
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)88111111111111111177788778888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154101888784828281818321725422521823119916411516113396947760
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:14AM
2.36
12:43PM
2.20
1:15AM
2.22
1:54PM
2.06
2:29AM
2.11
3:09PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
0.53
6:58PM
0.58
7:41AM
0.67
8:02PM
0.72
8:51AM
0.76
9:17PM
0.80
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise--6:56-------6:58-------6:58-----
Sunset----5:57-------5:55-------5:54---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C161616161616151514141315151514141415151616151414
Feels °C (?)1211121313131212121191191091011111212111199
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