Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.3° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
60
69
28
29
48
57
58
58
57
56
32
31
30
29
29
28
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:22PM2.34m
8:47AM2.31m
8:57PM2.43m
9:21AM2.41m
Low Tide
2:37AM0.33m
2:53PM0.30m
3:12AM0.23m
3:29PM0.24m
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Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
9
8
10
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