Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 11PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 129 | 94 | 94 | 24 | 25 | 72 | 112 | 53 | 96 | 155 | 232 | 471 | 954 | 1428 | 1068 | 906 | 905 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:15PM2.01m | 3:57AM1.97m | 4:53PM2.03m | 5:24AM2.01m | 6:09PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40PM0.87m | 10:15AM0.86m | 11:10PM0.84m | 11:45AM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 2381 | 3258 | 3649 | 3599 | 3783 | 3513 | 3291 | 3393 | 3440 | 3202 | 2993 | 2855 | 2537 | 2187 | 1772 | 2354 | 2491 | 2082 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | WNW 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 199 | 129 | 94 | 94 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 8 | NW 12 | NE 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 72 | 112 | 53 | 96 | 155 | 232 | 471 | 954 | 1428 | 1068 | 906 | 905 | 1838 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 0 | 631 | 631 | 10 | 10 | 631 | 631 | 655 | 236 | 631 | 631 | 448 | 631 | 236 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
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