Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tapotupoto Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
19.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 5AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (09 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (09 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
5
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
2
N
2
N
2.1
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
3.5
NE
4
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
5.5
ENE
6
ENE
6.5
ENE
7
ENE
Period(s) (?)151515141616161514151514141313131313131314141515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1117137113711525174319851960190014391349141317462094220024363923493057076573814711383138971749521086
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15AM
1.99
1:48PM
1.85
2:19AM
1.89
3:02PM
1.78
3:37AM
1.85
4:15PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:06PM
0.78
7:41AM
0.90
7:59PM
0.89
8:45AM
0.96
9:09PM
0.94
9:59AM
0.95
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:47-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset-------6:13-------6:12-------6:10
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------22
Temp. °C171718181820191818181818192020191918191919212020
Feels °C (?)141517161719181716171716171817171615151414171516
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