
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (29 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 1AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 13 | ESE 12 | WSW 13 | ESE 12 | SW 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:09PM2.51m | 11:32AM2.49m | 11:47PM2.48m | 12:11PM2.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05PM0.23m | 5:26AM0.20m | 5:44PM0.27m | 6:06AM0.27m | 6:27PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
1155 | 1198 | 1752 | 1859 | 1575 | 1359 | 1359 | 1338 | 1230 | 1824 | 2411 | 2250 | 2095 | 2125 | 2185 | 2215 | 2246 | 2246 | 2089 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
298 | 383 | 437 | 454 | 647 | 665 | 612 | 724 | 881 | 493 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | W 9 | ESE 12 | W 8 | ESE 12 | W 8 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 31 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 17 | 5 | 138 | 140 | 24 | 101 | 74 | 58 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 171 | 180 | 171 | 612 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 10 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 10 |
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