Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 12AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 549 | 784 | 711 | 50 | 97 | 92 | 92 | 69 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 61 | 64 | 38 | 38 | 63 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.90m | 6:01AM1.88m | 6:40PM1.98m | 6:59AM1.95m | 7:28PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.94m | 12:20PM0.85m | 00:56AM0.87m | 1:15PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 149 | 85 | 21 | 53 | 47 | 97 | 92 | 92 | 69 | 95 | 90 | 8785 | 7248 | 61 | 64 | 38 | 38 | 63 | 4639 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | ENE 12 | — | E 11 | NW 8 | E 10 | NW 7 | S 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 43 | 104 | 50 | — | 63 | 51 | 30 | 32 | 3 | 90 | 90 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 57 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | WSW 15 | E 11 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | E 11 | NW 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 18 | SE 18 | — | E 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 23 | 22 | 66 | — | — | — | 64 | 24 | 93 | 61 | 6 | 12 | — | 5 | 13 | 25 | 31 | 93 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | S 5 |
| kJ | 223 | 549 | 784 | 711 | 1367 | 2488 | 3655 | 5493 | 7577 | 9778 | 9947 | 38 | 25 | 7371 | 7547 | 7010 | 6589 | 5589 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 630 | 631 | 28 | 192 | 227 | 422 | 378 | 560 | 552 | 552 | 104 | 104 | 79 | 171 | 110 | 104 | 104 | 90 | 91 |
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