Tapotupoto Bay Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.44° S 172.72° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 15 Nov 2025 NZDT

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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 17.7° 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 6PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 15). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (15 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s

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

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	Saturday 15					Sunday 16								Monday 17								Tuesday 18
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	22	46	46	65	99	153	149	184	184	188	192	192	192	190	190	186	183	181	184	184	190	186	307	307
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	SE	ESE	NE	NNE	N	N	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)				6:53PM 2.03					7:25AM 1.99				7:43PM 2.07				8:13AM 2.07				8:27PM 2.11
Low Tide / height (m)		12:41PM 0.77					1:12AM 0.67				1:37PM 0.70				2:00AM 0.59				2:23PM 0.62				2:41AM 0.52

	Saturday 15					Sunday 16								Monday 17								Tuesday 18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15
Sunset	-	-	-	8:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:12	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	19	18	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C (?)	14	15	15	16	17	19	19	18	18	17	18	17	16	17	16	15	16	16	16	15	13	14	15	16

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