
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 2AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1145 | 924 | 624 | 558 | 464 | 365 | 295 | 314 | 315 | 274 | 267 | 261 | 470 | 307 | 460 | 439 | 421 | 411 | 367 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:19PM2.15m | 6:43AM2.14m | 7:21PM2.31m | 7:45AM2.27m | 8:13PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.72m | 1:04PM0.62m | 1:36AM0.55m | 2:01PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | 20 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
335 | 924 | 624 | 558 | 464 | 365 | 295 | 314 | 315 | 274 | 267 | 261 | 470 | 307 | 394 | 362 | 282 | 273 | 195 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 |
70 | 596 | 309 | 321 | 303 | 265 | 380 | 463 | 457 | 671 | 670 | 491 | 485 | 478 | 6 | 92 | 151 | 251 | 301 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | NE 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | N 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 23 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
212 | 7 | 249 | 326 | 329 | 318 | 201 | 204 | 149 | 16 | 15 | 50 | 5 | 12 | 53 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
1145 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 460 | 439 | 421 | 411 | 367 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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