Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is

16.3° C

Tapotupoto Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 1AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Evening (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13			Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	NW 5	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	WSW 18	N 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNW 4	E 11	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5
Wave Graph
kJ	45	46	37	64	137	293	284	204	183	46	42	28	0	15	18	19	20	21	12	32	31	42	61	49
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide			8:24PM2.47m				8:48AM2.40m					9:14PM2.58m				9:39AM2.46m				10:03PM2.64m				10:27AM2.48m
Low Tide	2:10PM0.43m				2:39AM0.40m					3:02PM0.33m				3:29AM0.31m				3:50PM0.26m				4:18AM0.28m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—
	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	2	1	1
Temp °C	15	15	15	15	16	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	11	11	10	10	12	11	13	15	15	14	14	14	15	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	NNW 7	WSW 12	WSW 11	W 10	W 10	W 12	W 13	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	407	323	229	183	158	158	158	154	76	254	156	239	255	661	724	1501	3123	3678	3808	3073	2727	2682	2751	2535
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	W 7	NW 6	NNW 6	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 18	WSW 19	W 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	45	46	37	32	31	18	18	17	88	46	42	294	256	572	1109	764	20	9	9	23	23	22	21	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	WSW 23	WSW 23	WSW 22	WSW 13	W 7	WSW 13	NNW 6	WSW 18	N 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	5	5	5	5	5	54	53	49	183	51	178	28	364	15	18	19	10	10	10	10	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	NW 4	NNW 4	NW 5	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5
kJ	10	16	34	64	137	293	284	204	183	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	21	12	32	31	42	61	49
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipu River Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Rarawa Beach Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	1	2	1	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	1	1
Distance (km)	313	200	200	200	200	200	200	236	0	104	79	79	4	10	10	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	44	104
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland		Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Forestry	Tapotupoto Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	The Box	The Box	The Bluff-South Side	Scott Point	The Bluff-South Side	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Takou Bay	Moureeses
Rating (10 max)		3	3	2	3	3	3	1	2	1	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Piha North Auckland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	1	3	5	5	6	6	6	5	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	2
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Spooky's New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Antiques Maldives	Barrancon Chile	Luna Park Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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