Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 1AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | ENE 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 349 | 330 | 231 | 182 | 151 | 181 | 361 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:09PM2.15m | 6:35AM2.11m | 7:08PM2.29m | 7:33AM2.24m | 7:58PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.70m | 12:53PM0.62m | 1:24AM0.53m | 1:47PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 349 | 330 | 231 | 1134 | 748 | 674 | 322 | 823 | 656 | 531 | 478 | 389 | 305 | 283 | 329 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 16 | NE 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 22 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 678 | 569 | 242 | 182 | 482 | 181 | 484 | 47 | 17 | 32 | 150 | 251 | 248 | 227 | 395 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WNW 12 | ENE 10 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 239 | 151 | 294 | 361 | 9 | 47 | 91 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2181 | 2224 | 2130 | 2317 | 1659 | 1367 | 1412 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 227 | 192 | 180 | 104 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 79 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 24 |
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