Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is

16.9° 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 11AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).
	Thursday 9							Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 13	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	110	108	108	110	112	0	75	74	153	356	307	263	218	183	183	173	173	214	258	218	209	169	307	284
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy
High Tide		3:12AM2.11m				3:53PM2.03m				4:16AM2.09m				5:10PM2.07m				5:31AM2.11m					6:28PM2.18m
Low Tide				9:35AM0.69m				10:10PM0.78m				10:42AM0.69m				11:27PM0.76m					12:01PM0.65m


	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	5:35
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Feels °C	7	6	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	6	6	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 18	SW 17	WSW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 16
kJ	360	454	2431	2843	2230	3075	3734	2889	2380	1804	1541	1167	1753	3850	2573	2173	1928	1650	1067	859	1222	869	893	1756
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	E 10	WSW 20	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	WSW 18	WSW 18	N 11
kJ	110	108	946	1343	1654	1327	75	550	1011	1373	1219	1585	218	183	183	173	173	214	258	218	209	777	777	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 26	W 26	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	WSW 21	WSW 21	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 13	N 13	N 12	W 24	WSW 22	WSW 21	SW 10	WSW 20	WSW 20	ESE 10	ESE 10	—
kJ	13	13	108	110	112	260	258	74	153	356	307	263	3	3	3	11	45	178	138	596	437	169	205	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 4	SW 4	S 4	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	SW 12	SSW 5	S 5	SSW 4	SSE 3	SE 3	SSE 3	—	—	—	ESE 10	E 10
kJ	2511	2394	19	11	38	168	181	224	276	157	112	74	1111	94	27	21	2	2	2	—	—	—	307	284
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	5	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	3	2
Distance (km)	44	92	92	89	92	584	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	89	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Matauri Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Ledge		Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay	Taronui Bay	Black Swamp	Langs beach	Langs beach	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Moureeses	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Baylys Beach	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	5	1		1	1	2	2	2	2	1	4	5	2	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5

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