Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is

16.8° C

Tapotupoto Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (09 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 10PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (09 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat night).
	Thu 9			Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	N 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	112	112	102	74	146	3	365	318	411	327	320	183	176	227	205	173	173	169	214	176	173	205	289	69
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide		3:53PM2.03m				4:16AM2.09m				5:10PM2.07m				5:31AM2.11m					6:28PM2.18m				6:48AM2.19m
Low Tide				10:10PM0.78m				10:42AM0.69m				11:27PM0.76m					12:01PM0.65m				00:43AM0.66m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—
	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	13
Feels °C	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	7	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	7	8	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	2695	2615	3603	2889	2380	1804	1479	1204	1753	3339	2376	2058	1869	1743	1067	859	1222	940	1074	1756	1692	1692	1586	1379
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	E 10	WSW 20	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	WSW 18	WSW 18	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 11	N 11	ESE 9
kJ	1531	1179	102	550	1011	1373	1219	1585	411	327	3	183	176	227	205	173	173	777	777	176	173	2	2	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	WSW 21	E 10	ESE 9	N 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 13	N 13	N 12	W 24	WSW 22	WSW 21	SW 10	WSW 20	WSW 20	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 11	N 11	—	N 11	N 11
kJ	112	112	258	74	146	3	365	318	3	3	3	11	45	178	188	596	437	169	214	3	2	—	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	S 5	S 5	SSW 12	S 5	ESE 10	SE 10	SSW 4	S 4	SSE 2	S 3	SSW 3	SE 2	SSE 3	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5
kJ	24	78	123	197	232	246	90	49	1230	70	320	408	17	4	1	2	5	1	1	—	—	205	289	74
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	4
Distance (km)	119	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	4
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	8	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5

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