Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Tapotupoto Bay

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
18.6° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 1AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (03 Jun)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
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)
3.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.4
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.4
WNW
11
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
2.3
WNW
10
1.6
N
6
1.7
N
6
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2454
2092
1661
1254
954
815
626
614
509
416
391
350
300
272
266
504
206
176
152
1040
184
226
894
813
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
NNW
25
NW
25
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
45
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:31PM2.34m
10:52AM2.20m
11:08PM2.31m
11:30AM2.15m
11:47PM2.25m
Low Tide
4:26PM0.54m
4:46AM0.62m
5:02PM0.58m
5:25AM0.67m
5:40PM0.63m
6:07AM0.71m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
7:26
7:28
7:28
5:25
5:25
5:25
5:25
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
19
18
14
14
13
14
11
11
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
13
14
13
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.4
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.8
W
10
2
W
10
1
NE
9
1.9
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
2454
2092
1661
1254
954
815
626
614
509
416
391
350
300
272
266
235
206
618
792
145
701
861
894
813
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
N
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
NW
7
1.1
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
10
0.9
SW
12
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
11
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.3
WSW
15
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
136
108
106
101
25
11
56
147
52
367
144
209
102
75
196
66
61
176
152
43
102
112
103
99
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
N
12
0.1
W
20
0.4
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
N
11
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.1
N
13
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
6
18
25
25
11
8
44
26
189
42
39
100
98
125
51
21
50
50
48
4
54
54
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
1.2
NW
6
1.8
NW
7
2.2
WNW
8
2.4
W
8
2.1
W
8
1.7
W
7
1.1
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
6
0.8
N
5
1.1
N
5
2.3
WNW
10
1.6
N
6
1.7
N
6
2
NNE
7
2.5
N
7
Energy kJ
21
46
116
284
540
687
517
298
117
51
39
46
19
34
504
181
33
65
1040
184
226
350
658
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
1
2
4
Distance (km)
89
200
89
200
28
104
44
44
28
28
10
10
28
79
89
200
200
200
200
200
200
415
448
630
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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