Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 23 May 2026 NZST
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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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 6PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (23 May)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4.5
NE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2666
3074
3200
3330
3364
3635
3397
3705
4475
4429
4582
4858
5239
5433
5231
4937
4950
4943
4655
4121
3627
3195
2596
2077
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:45PM2.03m
3:15AM2.11m
3:47PM1.98m
4:20AM2.06m
4:51PM1.96m
5:21AM2.04m
Low Tide
8:32AM0.67m
8:52PM0.74m
9:34AM0.72m
9:58PM0.78m
10:38AM0.72m
11:05PM0.77m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:29
5:29
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
13
12
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
19
1.2
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
196
309
482
606
589
532
400
394
326
295
701
897
1676
1667
1415
1379
1225
899
774
630
621
501
400
299
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.4
NNW
11
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
21
0.7
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
68
68
40
11
47
178
346
299
245
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
11
0.3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
46
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4.5
NE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
2666
3074
3200
3330
3364
3635
3397
3705
4475
4429
4582
4858
5239
5433
5231
4937
4950
4943
4655
4121
3627
3195
2596
2077
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
79
89
79
79
79
79
79
79
309
309
309
309
89
89
309
309
79
79
79
79
79
79
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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