Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 12 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is

16.5°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 (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Evening (25 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).
	Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 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	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 13	E 13	E 12	NE 12	E 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	WNW 6	WNW 6	N 6	WNW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	18	18	11	11	11	10	13	13	13	72	26	36	47	32	29	25	13	15	35	91	143	196	104	486
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	SW	SSE	WNW	W	SSW	E	NNW	WNW	W	W	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide				9:14AM2.30m				9:23PM2.38m				9:52AM2.42m					10:05PM2.45m				10:32AM2.50m
Low Tide		3:01AM0.31m				3:21PM0.32m				3:41AM0.22m					4:02PM0.25m				4:21AM0.18m				4:43PM0.23m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	1	14	5
Temp °C	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	15
Feels °C	15	15	14	15	14	14	15	16	16	15	15	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	NNE 6	NNE 6	W 7	WSW 12
kJ	746	619	602	425	425	1217	1346	1269	1223	1194	1150	1121	953	716	602	594	389	294	282	201	40	57	194	392
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	E 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	WSW 18	NE 8	NNE 8	E 11	WSW 13	WSW 13	N 6	E 11
kJ	391	411	337	553	547	10	10	10	10	12	26	36	47	32	29	25	62	9	6	9	114	151	104	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 11	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 11	N 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	WSW 18	WSW 18	N 12	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 13	N 11
kJ	18	18	11	11	11	5	13	13	12	11	10	10	2	2	10	10	9	62	31	3	85	147	195	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 8	NE 12	NNW 3	—	N 4	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	WNW 6	WNW 6	NW 6	WNW 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	72	2	—	4	5	6	9	13	15	35	91	143	196	45	486
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Scott Point Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Loisell's East Cape	Forestry Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Rarawa Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	10	4	32	4	4	88	4	4	4	7	79	631	10	10	241	552	250	200	497	669	266	211	192	44
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	The Box	The Box	Herangi Beach	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks		Te Paki	Scott Point	Forestry		Forestry	Baylys Beach			Forestry	Ngunguru Bar	Forestry	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	1		1	3			1	1	1	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Baylys Beach Northland	Kaka Point Catlins	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	1	1	1	3	3	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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