Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | E 11 | E 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | WNW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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) | E 12 | E 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | E 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | E 10 | E 10 |
| 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) | W 10 | N 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 17 | W 11 | WSW 16 | — | W 24 | WSW 23 | E 11 | — | WSW 20 | E 10 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| 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) | SW 13 | W 9 | N 6 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 11 | WSW 16 | NE 9 | — | — | — | WSW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 44 | 85 | 60 | 216 | 264 | 344 | 110 | 390 | 3 | — | — | — | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 142 | 50 | 26 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | WNW 7 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | — | SSE 2 | WSW 16 | SW 13 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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