Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 11PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 87 | 145 | 240 | 531 | 8053 | 1350 | 1178 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 470 | 357 | 244 | 231 | 202 | 138 | 380 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:53PM2.03m | 5:24AM2.01m | 6:09PM2.15m | 6:35AM2.11m | 7:08PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.84m | 11:45AM0.78m | 00:26AM0.70m | 12:53PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | ENE 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | WSW 15 | ENE 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 3440 | 3202 | 2993 | 2855 | 2537 | 8 | 1948 | 2164 | 8 | 8 | 1139 | 9 | 470 | 357 | 244 | 1090 | 716 | 705 | 396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 485 | 400 | 237 | 231 | 475 | 138 | 380 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 18 | NE 8 | NE 16 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 154 | 330 | 239 | 202 | 294 | 384 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 16 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 47 | 87 | 145 | 240 | 531 | 8053 | 1350 | 1178 | 6203 | 2351 | 1967 | 2488 | 1516 | 1219 | 898 | 16 | 7 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 655 | 655 | 631 | 436 | 614 | 655 | 28 | 211 | 192 | 192 | 211 | 180 | 104 | 104 | 92 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
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