Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 10s 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | W 2 | N 6 | WNW 9 | NNW 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 528 | 135 | 71 | 56 | 51 | 55 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 18 | 257 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:47PM2.48m | 11:12AM2.53m | 11:31PM2.45m | 11:56AM2.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43PM0.23m | 5:03AM0.20m | 5:27PM0.27m | 5:48AM0.27m | 6:14PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 139 | 493 | 802 | 710 | 610 | 463 | 342 | 266 | 230 | 240 | 265 | 159 | 122 | 277 | 225 | 204 | 161 | 239 | 368 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | NNW 7 | N 7 | WSW 14 | N 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 102 | 135 | 71 | 290 | 51 | 169 | 312 | 282 | 142 | 236 | 210 | 217 | 168 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | N 7 | WSW 12 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 14 | N 6 | W 11 | NNW 6 | NE 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 307 | 299 | 56 | 96 | 55 | 38 | 38 | 210 | 18 | 39 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | W 2 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 528 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 181 | 257 | 563 | 239 | 607 | 491 | 458 | 481 | 464 | 576 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 217 | 211 | 180 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 92 | 655 | 404 | 660 | 661 | 404 |
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