Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 Apr 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
20.0° 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 6AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.9
WNW
1.1
E
1.7
WNW
1
E
1.5
WNW
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)121211111010107108107141414131313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)698604492466374353296313239380179231260257384352347277215212160155105102
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
NE
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48AM
1.99
6:19PM
1.95
6:37AM
2.12
7:08PM
2.09
7:20AM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:36PM
0.80
12:12PM
0.70
12:31AM
0.65
12:59PM
0.53
1:17AM
0.49
1:40PM
0.36
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:50---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:07-------6:06
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------18-----2121-1------
Temp. °C191819192021171919181818181818171817171818191918
Feels °C (?)171617171719161817161615151514131310101212141413
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