Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 3AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 52 | 60 | 78 | 121 | 237 | 372 | 372 | 433 | 485 | 623 | 728 | 726 | 886 | 762 | 560 | 381 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:56PM2.36m | 9:17AM2.31m | 9:29PM2.45m | 9:51AM2.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09AM0.43m | 3:24PM0.36m | 3:43AM0.34m | 3:57PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 458 | 331 | 400 | 503 | 482 | 431 | 357 | 347 | 328 | 309 | 357 | 402 | 299 | 238 | 762 | 560 | 381 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NE 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | W 24 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 26 | 102 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 121 | 156 | 223 | 34 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 24 | E 10 | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WNW 8 | WSW 21 | WSW 11 | WSW 20 | E 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 11 | 89 | 150 | 136 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | SW 12 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 52 | 60 | 78 | 121 | 237 | 372 | 372 | 433 | 485 | 623 | 728 | 726 | 886 | — | 1125 | 736 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 656 | 655 | 637 | 200 | 10 | 32 | 89 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 95 | 92 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland | |||||||||||||||||
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