Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.7° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 11AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
7
3.5
NW
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
2.1
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
WNW
9
1.5
W
13
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
526
1267
1320
1622
1291
8
9
659
440
330
231
182
182
154
0
9
9
23
13
17
13
14
21
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:24AM2.01m
6:09PM2.15m
6:35AM2.11m
7:08PM2.29m
7:33AM2.24m
7:58PM2.42m
Low Tide
11:45AM0.78m
00:26AM0.70m
12:53PM0.62m
1:24AM0.53m
1:47PM0.45m
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6:39
6:39
6:37
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6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
7
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
13
15
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
8
9
11
9
7
6
6
5
6
7
9
10
11
12
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
10
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