Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 9PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 47 | 106 | 228 | 423 | 22 | 53 | 47 | 97 | 92 | 92 | 97 | 132 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.88m | 4:50AM1.86m | 5:40PM1.90m | 6:01AM1.88m | 6:40PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.95m | 11:09AM0.88m | 11:56PM0.94m | 12:20PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | WSW 16 | E 11 | WSW 18 | E 12 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 672 | 599 | 581 | 563 | 437 | 353 | 255 | 184 | 149 | 85 | 22 | 53 | 47 | 97 | 380 | 92 | 525 | 97 | 8415 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | WSW 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 66 | 26 | 65 | 92 | 92 | 97 | 132 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | SE 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | S 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 37 | — | — | — | 7 | 50 | 82 | 3 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 47 | 106 | 228 | 423 | 825 | 874 | 1557 | 2619 | 3421 | 5300 | 6199 | 7535 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 362 | 79 | 614 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 637 | 631 | 631 | 92 | 110 | 228 | 398 | 266 | 666 | 672 | 104 | 104 |
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