Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | E 11 | E 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 498 | 418 | 321 | 326 | 692 | 726 | 620 | 678 | 563 | 544 | 461 | 484 | 417 | 335 | 329 | 307 | 653 | 220 | 175 | 175 | 141 | 138 | 133 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:28PM2.36m | 11:51AM2.22m | 00:06AM2.33m | 12:30PM2.17m | 00:45AM2.27m | 1:13PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46AM0.59m | 5:59PM0.57m | 6:27AM0.60m | 6:40PM0.61m | 7:09AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 16 | E 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 498 | 418 | 314 | 326 | 692 | 726 | 620 | 678 | 563 | 344 | 469 | 484 | 417 | 306 | 329 | 272 | 220 | 520 | 175 | 498 | 505 | 3198 | 738 | 1540 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | WSW 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 17 | W 11 | WSW 16 | E 11 | WSW 15 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 64 | 134 | 321 | 316 | 80 | 42 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 544 | 461 | 431 | 408 | 335 | 340 | 149 | 371 | 220 | 331 | 175 | 141 | 138 | 133 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 17 | N 6 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 11 | WSW 16 | N 11 | W 24 | WSW 12 | W 13 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 44 | 80 | 78 | 26 | 76 | 71 | 44 | 44 | 99 | 52 | 216 | 264 | 344 | 83 | 390 | 2 | 11 | 162 | 209 | 121 | 374 | — | 138 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NW 6 | N 6 | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | 21 | 31 | 48 | 87 | 134 | 176 | 49 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 243 | 307 | 653 | 1298 | 1433 | 1447 | 2184 | 2766 | 3974 | 4681 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 547 | 638 | 655 | 32 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 90 | 200 | 375 | 538 | 655 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 192 | 200 |
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