Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 3PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 20					Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	NNE 8	ESE 12	N 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	55	53	50	49	49	48	24	47	21	31	89	92	73	84	79	64	50	35	33	36	24
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SSE	SSW	SE	SE	SSE	S	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			1:26PM2.14m				1:45AM2.14m				2:13PM2.02m				2:35AM2.01m					3:07PM1.93m
Low Tide	7:22AM0.54m				7:39PM0.66m				8:07AM0.65m				8:28PM0.79m				8:55AM0.76m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	14
Feels °C	11	12	13	12	12	12	12	10	10	11	12	13	12	12	10	9	9	10	9	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1468	1321	1303	1249	1005	880	893	976	934	920	893	792	642	560	632	552	486	405	335	292	244
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 17	SW 16	NNE 8	N 8	ESE 7	N 8	NNE 7	WSW 17	N 7	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	E 6
kJ	55	53	50	49	49	135	133	24	21	31	18	18	119	26	79	64	50	35	33	36	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 8	N 8	ESE 12	NNE 8	ESE 12	SE 8	N 8	ESE 12	ESE 11	NNE 7	WSW 17	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	WSW 16	NE 8	WSW 15
kJ	14	14	24	22	22	48	24	47	16	18	26	25	18	109	16	16	15	11	51	14	75
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	ESE 3	E 4	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 6	—	—	S 2	S 3	S 3	—	SSW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	10	89	92	73	84	—	—	1	1	1	—	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Herangi Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	90	0	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Bluff-North Side	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Herangi Beach	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Jongensfontein South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6

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