
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 9PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | WNW 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 15 | ESE 6 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 47 | 82 | 62 | 41 | 38 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:06PM2.09m | 7:32AM2.06m | 7:45PM2.22m | 8:11AM2.19m | 8:22PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00PM0.69m | 1:25AM0.61m | 1:41PM0.54m | 2:02AM0.46m | 2:18PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | NE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
1654 | 5 | 4883 | 5352 | 5631 | 5352 | 4844 | 4367 | 3779 | 3253 | 2997 | 2613 | 2126 | 1797 | 1604 | 1370 | 1227 | 1227 | 1095 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | WNW 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 47 | 82 | 62 | 41 | 38 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 11 | SE 4 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 |
3577 | 4228 | 106 | 85 | 70 | 6 | 67 | 37 | 55 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 524 | 467 | 421 | 313 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 194 | 217 | 91 |
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