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Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.4° 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 11PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
SW
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)814121210128889988881111111111111077
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)507433731212346380316222143846589858282821640255278
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22PM
2.48
11:45AM
2.34
12:14AM
2.36
12:43PM
2.20
1:15AM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
0.27
5:41AM
0.38
6:03PM
0.42
6:37AM
0.53
6:58PM
0.58
7:41AM
0.67
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-
Sunset-6:00------5:58-------5:57-------
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11--11---1--------------
Temp. °C171616161515161717151515151516161615151413131415
Feels °C (?)141314151513141414131098810109810109101112
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