Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
15.1°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 10AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
7
3
WSW
16
0.5
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.2
E
15
0.5
E
6
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
12
5
1
0
45
76
64
42
38
32
31
20
19
14
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:46AM1.94m
7:06PM2.09m
7:32AM2.06m
7:45PM2.22m
8:11AM2.19m
8:22PM2.34m
Low Tide
00:43AM0.77m
1:00PM0.69m
1:25AM0.61m
1:41PM0.54m
2:02AM0.46m
2:18PM0.41m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:25
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
5
5
8
8
6
5
6
5
6
5
6
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
9
8
9
9
9
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