Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 11 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
16.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)10ft (3.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.8
WNW
8
3
WNW
7
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
WNW
16
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
563
544
461
525
417
341
332
412
937
178
178
141
141
106
104
104
81
82
81
76
142
72
77
53
Wind (km/h)
30
N
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
35
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NNW
45
NW
40
NW
30
NW
5
WSW
35
S
45
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
High Tide
00:06AM2.33m
12:30PM2.17m
00:45AM2.27m
1:13PM2.12m
1:29AM2.21m
2:00PM2.08m
Low Tide
6:27AM0.60m
6:40PM0.61m
7:09AM0.61m
7:24PM0.67m
7:53AM0.63m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
5
5
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
6
2
3
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
12
12
11
13
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
14
12
12
12
13
12
10
6
5
5
4
5
5
3
3
3
2
4
7
8
14
7
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.6
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
8
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
1.2
WSW
15
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.7
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
19
0.6
E
11
5.5
W
16
6
W
15
5
W
16
4.5
W
15
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
563
544
442
525
417
341
332
272
220
178
178
141
604
106
104
1876
1451
82
15580
16187
12272
8826
50
53
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
1.1
N
6
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
W
11
0.9
WSW
16
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
23
0.8
E
11
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
50
88
461
438
411
338
340
184
452
11
52
141
364
104
81
81
76
73
72
77
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.7
W
9
0.9
N
6
0.6
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.7
W
11
0.9
WSW
16
0.1
NE
9
0.4
WSW
22
0.2
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
Energy kJ
44
85
60
216
264
344
110
390
3
183
12
142
50
26
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
6
1.4
WNW
7
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WNW
2
1.5
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
3
WNW
7
4
W
9
4.5
W
10
4
W
11
3.5
W
11
4
W
12
4.5
W
13
4.5
W
13
5
W
13
5.5
W
15
5
W
16
5.5
W
16
0.4
SSE
2
4
WSW
16
5
SW
13
Energy kJ
181
185
7
5
2
1
266
412
937
2859
3780
3834
3407
5034
6637
7433
8284
14225
12810
14403
2
8164
7827
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
7
5
4
4
9
1
1
1
Distance (km)
655
638
28
28
28
28
79
200
425
226
192
79
192
226
211
211
467
313
313
313
89
0
69
69
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
2
2
9
9
5
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
7
5
5
5
9
9
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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