Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 208 | 202 | 195 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 145 | 202 | 325 | 390 | 93 | 97 | 89 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 61 | 62 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:42AM2.28m | 9:56PM2.42m | 10:16AM2.33m | 10:30PM2.46m | 10:50AM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.54m | 3:49PM0.46m | 4:09AM0.48m | 4:23PM0.42m | 4:44AM0.44m | 4:58PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | E 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 647 | 999 | 779 | 929 | 838 | 763 | 530 | 553 | 407 | 817 | 817 | 706 | 668 | 89 | 2233 | 2951 | 3397 | 3186 | 2993 | 2748 | 2689 | 2682 | 2334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | WSW 16 | E 12 | NW 7 | ESE 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 196 | 202 | 195 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 145 | 145 | 280 | 98 | 67 | 97 | 89 | 13 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 61 | 62 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | NE 12 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | WSW 18 | NE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 19 | E 11 | NNE 6 | N 6 | ENE 18 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 208 | 6 | 271 | 295 | 6 | 6 | 240 | 6 | 145 | 14 | 93 | 22 | 20 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 4 | W 7 | W 3 | NNW 6 | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | SE 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 10 | 28 | 47 | 51 | 86 | 202 | 325 | 390 | 419 | 447 | 454 | 2085 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 13 | — | 8 | 9 | 4 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 28 | 200 | 200 | 313 | 655 | 226 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 313 |
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