
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 4PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | E 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | E 11 | WNW 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
692 | 726 | 712 | 591 | 563 | 544 | 461 | 438 | 477 | 404 | 277 | 328 | 656 | 178 | 690 | 138 | 141 | 138 | 102 | 102 | 146 | 110 | 79 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:51AM2.22m | 00:06AM2.33m | 12:30PM2.17m | 00:45AM2.27m | 1:13PM2.12m | 1:29AM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM0.57m | 6:27AM0.60m | 6:40PM0.61m | 7:09AM0.61m | 7:24PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | WNW 9 | W 12 | E 11 | E 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
692 | 726 | 712 | 591 | 563 | 544 | 461 | 438 | 477 | 404 | 277 | 272 | 220 | 178 | 690 | 374 | 141 | 138 | 856 | 1523 | 108 | 110 | 79 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 17 | W 11 | WSW 16 | W 24 | E 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | — | — | — |
80 | 42 | 60 | 55 | 49 | 148 | 61 | 36 | 348 | 335 | 340 | 184 | 452 | 11 | 178 | 397 | 185 | 297 | 102 | 102 | 146 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 17 | NW 6 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | E 10 | WSW 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | 76 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 99 | 15 | 216 | 235 | 344 | 108 | 390 | 350 | — | 326 | 138 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
40 | 52 | 85 | 167 | 279 | 318 | 509 | 506 | 3 | 32 | 266 | 328 | 656 | 1597 | 1111 | 1799 | 2784 | 3662 | 4577 | 5164 | 10933 | 11518 | 14481 | 14559 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 631 | 638 | 655 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 90 | 110 | 309 | 527 | 226 | 28 | 28 | 90 | 192 | 200 | 28 | 183 | 200 | 228 |
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