Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.1° 

Tapotupoto Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 6PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
1
E
11
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
1.9
ESE
6
2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
8
2
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
86
86
231
40
38
270
361
542
552
454
298
245
160
126
93
73
56
43
42
30
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
15
NNE
20
E
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
35
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:50AM2.34m
11:04PM2.46m
11:25AM2.33m
11:38PM2.43m
12:01PM2.30m
Low Tide
4:58PM0.41m
5:21AM0.43m
5:34PM0.44m
5:58AM0.45m
6:12PM0.50m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:49
 mm
2
1
2
3
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
11
10
11
11
11
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
9
9
5
3
6
4
6
7
8
6
7
9
10
10
10
11
9
10
10
10
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