Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (04 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 10PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NNE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 103 | 857 | 773 | 816 | 949 | 728 | 569 | 510 | 419 | 367 | 361 | 376 | 348 | 310 | 212 | 191 | 171 | 93 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:16PM2.04m | 4:56AM1.97m | 5:41PM2.06m | 6:12AM2.00m | 6:51PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.82m | 11:09AM0.83m | 11:59PM0.78m | 12:30PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 1405 | 1434 | 1158 | 1111 | 895 | 845 | 743 | 690 | 607 | 607 | 561 | 479 | 479 | 472 | 412 | 515 | 706 | 1069 | 1056 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 14 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 13 | WSW 21 | NNE 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 106 | 103 | 8 | 95 | 95 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 52 | 49 | 16 | 44 | 15 | 212 | 212 | 139 | 28 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NE 16 | N 14 | N 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 14 | NNE 12 | ENE 14 | NNE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 28 | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 91 | 857 | 773 | 816 | 949 | 728 | 569 | 510 | 419 | 367 | 361 | 376 | 348 | 310 | 212 | 191 | 171 | 93 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 200 | 200 | 89 | 89 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 4 | 79 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
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