Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.4° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sun morning).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
7
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
46
46
46
38
48
48
35
34
24
23
24
25
25
25
24
111
78
74
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:55AM2.10m
1:15PM2.14m
1:38AM1.98m
2:02PM2.02m
Low Tide
6:55PM0.66m
7:11AM0.63m
7:38PM0.77m
7:53AM0.76m
8:29PM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:43
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Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
8
9
6
6
6
7
8
8
6
6
5
4
4
4
6
5
6
8
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