Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 10PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 41 | 31 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:02PM2.53m | 10:22AM2.45m | 10:38PM2.46m | 10:57AM2.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54PM0.23m | 4:16AM0.22m | 4:32PM0.28m | 4:53AM0.27m | 5:08PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 40 | 5921 | 5995 | 6299 | 6299 | 6455 | 6774 | 6855 | 6447 | 6009 | 5516 | 4868 | 4320 | 3875 | 3594 | 3196 | 2874 | 2544 | 2368 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 41 | 31 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 14 | ENE 12 | E 9 | NNE 13 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNE 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 5921 | 75 | 47 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 0 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 134 | 0 | 88 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 88 | 0 | 88 |
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