Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is

16.1°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 (19 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 8AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Evening (19 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 19							Sunday 20								Monday 21
	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	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 13	ESE 12	ENE 8	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	16	15	7	17	17	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	10	9	9	9	12	11	20	18	18	10	10
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:05AM1.85m				2:38PM1.86m					3:23AM1.77m				4:04PM1.82m				4:42AM1.77m				5:22PM1.87m
Low Tide			8:18AM0.89m					9:06PM0.99m				9:31AM0.97m				10:28PM1.00m				10:59AM0.95m


	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	7	7	7	9	9	10	10	9	10	9	10	9	9	8	7	8	9	10	10	9	9	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ESE 12	WSW 18	WSW 15	WSW 15	E 11	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	1684	1766	1721	1896	11	11	11	7	14	178	1739	1811	10	4877	4963	5101	6290	7215	7483	7111	5959	5286	4466
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 6	NE 8	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	NE 8	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	NE 11	E 11	E 11	SW 20	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	10	10	3	11	17	16	15	14	3	14	13	13	5	9	9	190	12	11	20	18	18	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 12	ENE 8	ESE 13	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 11	NE 11	NE 15	E 11	NE 9	NE 15	NE 9	NE 8	NW 12	NE 13	NE 13
kJ	16	15	7	17	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	2	5	8	9	3	8	3	3	6	7	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 9	WSW 10	WSW 16	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 4	S 4	SSW 3	SSW 3	SW 2	SW 3	SW 3	WSW 3
kJ	1365	1250	1093	804	3796	4027	4317	4729	4606	4746	1114	1100	4948	29	19	25	11	3	2	1	1	2	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Pines Northland	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	9	9	9	8	3	3
Distance (km)	92	92	104	104	110	110	110	110	110	637	637	637	637	497	497	552	90	88	88	88	89	637	637
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Black Swamp	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Taupo Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay								Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1								6	9	9	9	8
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Three Points East Cape	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	2	4	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	9	9	9	9	9	8	4	4
Header Global	Afife Portugal	Asu Indonesia	Brims Ness United Kingdom	El Huerto Spain	El Huerto Spain	Cathedral Rock Australia	Afife Portugal	Fairhaven Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Noises Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Mangahume New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	8	8	5	4	4	5	9	9	9	8	8	8	5	5

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