Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 11AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 01). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (01 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (01 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
770
618
552
575
551
524
514
514
514
522
347
855
783
755
661
575
505
432
432
498
507
507
498
434
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:01AM2.25m
10:16PM2.38m
10:36AM2.26m
10:51PM2.38m
11:13AM2.25m
11:28PM2.36m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.60m
4:09PM0.53m
4:29AM0.59m
4:45PM0.53m
5:07AM0.58m
5:21PM0.54m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.1
E
12
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
Energy kJ
1031
915
552
575
551
524
514
514
514
522
342
286
286
202
202
575
505
432
432
498
507
507
498
434
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.1
N
11
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.6
E
14
Energy kJ
3
3
890
787
691
661
577
517
451
444
342
2
163
134
104
83
84
61
45
64
134
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
E
13
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
31
31
30
28
52
32
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
Energy kJ
770
618
417
443
392
392
392
347
855
783
755
661
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
0
4
7
7
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
4
4
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tapotupoto Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest