Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.6° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 10AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)5s
Afternoon (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.5
NNW
5
1.8
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
1.8
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
0.2
ENE
12
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
44
117
239
406
539
629
363
265
117
13
29
31
16
17
17
16
15
16
11
17
16
15
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
10
NW
15
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
45
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
55
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
00:22AM2.11m
12:45PM2.10m
1:06AM1.97m
1:33PM1.97m
2:05AM1.85m
2:38PM1.86m
Low Tide
6:42AM0.62m
7:08PM0.78m
7:25AM0.76m
8:00PM0.91m
8:18AM0.89m
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6:26
6:24
6:22
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6:21
6:22
6:22
 mm
2
6
1
2
1
3
3
3
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
15
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
10
11
10
10
9
3
2
2
1
4
5
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
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