Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.5° 

Tapotupoto Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
2.2
SW
13
0.3
ESE
12
2
WSW
13
0.3
ESE
12
1.9
SW
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
34
33
32
0
30
0
31
0
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
3
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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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
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