Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is

16.0°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 (11 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 10AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).
	Friday 11							Saturday 12								Sunday 13
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NNE 13	NE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	73	72	70	64	62	111	87	85	61	44	44	42	55	56	57	59	59	60	60	42	42	32	40
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide				9:06AM2.43m				9:24PM2.54m				9:45AM2.46m				10:02PM2.53m				10:22AM2.45m
Low Tide	2:56AM0.27m					3:15PM0.24m				3:37AM0.21m				3:54PM0.23m				4:16AM0.22m				4:32PM0.28m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	3	3	4	5	5	6	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	8	7	8	8	7	8	9	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 20	WSW 19	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	WSW 18	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17
kJ	1214	2274	4934	64	62	111	9633	85	61	44	44	42	55	5921	6489	6803	6612	6455	6774	6855	6855	6403	5824
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 20	WSW 16	NE 14	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 13	NE 13	ENE 9	NE 13	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 12	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NNE 13	NE 13
kJ	1748	1184	70	16	16	87	87	8	61	8	8	8	38	56	57	59	59	60	60	42	42	32	40
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 14	NE 14	ENE 9	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	ENE 9	NNE 14	N 16	N 16	NNE 14	ENE 12	E 9	NNE 13	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	ENE 11	ENE 11
kJ	73	72	17	26	13	13	14	14	17	19	5	5	18	15	6	17	4	4	4	4	4	11	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	SSW 5	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	SSW 5	S 5	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 4	SSW 3
kJ	1129	1569	2150	12205	11945	10913	121	9091	8786	8196	7027	6299	6221	78	49	11	11	14	24	22	15	22	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Black Swamp Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7	1	1	1	1	1	9	1	1	1
Distance (km)	256	92	92	402	92	92	92	104	104	92	104	134	104	90	0	110	110	110	110	88	134	110	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Forestry	Pakiri beach	Pakiri beach		Taipa Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7	9	1	1	1	1	9	1	1	9
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Takou Bay Northland	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	6	7	5	1	1	1	3	4	1	4	7	9	4	4	4	4	9	9	8	9
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	7	9	8	6

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

Ben Mondy

Summer School: The Timeline of The Boardshort

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.

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (11 Sep):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

Road Testing the new Db Surf Roller Pro

Summer's Short. Life Is Long.

Roadsurfing in the Basque country

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

Summer School: The Timeline of The Boardshort

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website