Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 6PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 14 | NE 18 | NNE 18 | NNE 18 | NNE 18 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 25 | 24 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:45PM2.41m | 1:12AM2.26m | 1:42PM2.30m | 2:17AM2.13m | 2:50PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.48m | 7:28AM0.52m | 8:08PM0.61m | 8:28AM0.65m | 9:14PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 25 | 24 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 4341 | 4281 | 3869 | 3532 | 3289 | 2826 | 2613 | 2278 | 2064 | 1831 | 1547 | 1347 | 1144 | 975 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 9 | NNW 8 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 18 | NNW 7 | NNE 18 | NNE 18 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 16 | ENE 9 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | N 10 | NE 9 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | E 13 | E 14 | NNE 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 9 | N 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 2523 | 2686 | 3035 | 3361 | 3842 | 3895 | 4255 | 47 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 655 | 655 | 655 | 637 | 655 | 552 | 500 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
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