Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is

15.9°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 11AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	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)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 9	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	NW 6	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	452	463	427	437	403	371	311	304	277	233	239	244	244	201	224	224	166	154	154	206	237	287	231	232	300	354
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		5:49AM2.00m				6:24PM2.12m				6:55AM2.05m					7:21PM2.16m				7:52AM2.12m				8:11PM2.21m
Low Tide				12:04PM0.73m				00:43AM0.64m					1:09PM0.66m				1:39AM0.55m				2:03PM0.57m				2:26AM0.47m


	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	8:01
mm	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	19	19	19	17	17	17	18	19	19	20	19	18	18	18	18	19	21	20	19	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	16	17	17	19	19	20	18	18	18	19	19	18	19	19	18	17	17	17	18	20	18	17	17	15	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NE 8	ENE 8	NNE 6	ENE 8	NNE 7
kJ	94	463	427	437	403	371	311	304	277	233	239	244	244	201	224	224	166	154	132	206	237	156	78	88	98	64
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WNW 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	SW 12	SW 12	ENE 8	NNE 6	ENE 8
kJ	13	144	142	140	397	457	647	774	752	731	690	590	572	458	451	382	286	268	154	121	119	149	144	95	43	76
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 6	W 6	W 6	N 11	N 11	N 10	W 10	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	N 10	N 10	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11
kJ	60	59	153	226	78	79	9	8	8	8	3	3	3	3	9	9	8	8	193	190	149	2	2	93	88	85
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	NNW 3	N 4	N 4	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	WNW 8	NW 6	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	452	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	6	22	35	34	48	43	287	231	232	300	354
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Twilight Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Parengarenga Harbour Bar Northland	Scott Point Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Parengarenga Harbour Bar Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Scott Point Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Matauri Bay Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	1	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	3	2
Distance (km)	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7	32	38	28	10	32	28	7	10	89	309	128	60	79	200	200
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	Herangi Beach	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Bluff-South Side	Great Exhibition Bay	Baylys Beach	The Box	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Te Paki	Ninety Mile Beach		Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3		1	1	1	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	The Box Northland	Oakura Beach Taranaki	The Box Northland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Te Paki Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Baylys Beach Northland	Shag Rock Auckland
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3
Header Global	Bali Village Indonesia	Beach Road South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Ghost Tree United States	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Cojo United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Supertubes Australia	Boners United States	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bancoora Australia	Fullers United States
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6	7	5

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