Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 16 Oct 2025 NZDT
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Tapotupoto Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 21s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.6
WSW
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
1
WSW
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)9239999920881918181818181717161616888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3203131303030028286257555555555351848282282824
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglassglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37PM
2.05
7:04AM
1.98
7:33PM
2.11
7:58AM
2.06
8:19PM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:15PM
0.83
12:55AM
0.74
1:19PM
0.73
1:49AM
0.63
2:10PM
0.61
2:33AM
0.52
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------6:46-------6:43-------6:43
Sunset---7:43-------7:43-------7:44----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C151516151515141415151515141414141516171717171717
Feels °C (?)121213121313121214141415141413131313141515141414
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Tapotupoto Bay (fresh winds from the SW at CapeReingaAws 3 km from Tapotupoto Bay). 0.3m 9s swell from the ENE to make surfable waves.

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35 km/h
SW
Cross-Off
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