Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.5° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)--
Afternoon (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
2.1
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
90
92
94
106
106
106
106
106
384
661
627
627
509
481
419
408
604
716
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:51PM2.12m
3:32AM2.01m
4:16PM2.04m
4:56AM1.97m
5:41PM2.06m
Low Tide
9:19PM0.77m
9:44AM0.80m
10:38PM0.82m
11:09AM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:03
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7:01
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7:31
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7:32
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7:34
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
15
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
9
10
11
13
13
10
11
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
8
10
9
9
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