Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 NZST
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Tapotupoto Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 12AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (24 May)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (24 May)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
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0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4.5
NE
10
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
5
ENE
11
5
ENE
11
5
ENE
11
5
ENE
11
5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3330
3264
3430
3497
3531
3970
4285
4323
4858
5335
5442
5442
5433
5532
5228
4659
4745
4375
3931
3534
3023
2490
2140
1779
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
ESE
35
E
40
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:45PM2.03m
3:15AM2.11m
3:47PM1.98m
4:20AM2.06m
4:51PM1.96m
5:21AM2.04m
Low Tide
8:52PM0.74m
9:34AM0.72m
9:58PM0.78m
10:38AM0.72m
11:05PM0.77m
11:40AM0.68m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:29
5:29
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
13
13
12
13
12
11
11
10
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
19
1.2
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
Energy kJ
482
606
589
532
465
394
326
295
701
897
1676
1667
1415
1379
1225
899
774
630
621
501
400
394
336
336
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
11
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
21
0.7
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
40
11
48
178
346
299
245
12
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4.5
NE
10
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
5
ENE
11
5
ENE
11
5
ENE
11
5
ENE
11
5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4.5
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
3330
3264
3430
3497
3531
3970
4285
4323
4858
5335
5442
5442
5433
5532
5228
4659
4745
4375
3931
3534
3023
2490
2140
1779
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
200
79
79
79
79
79
309
309
309
309
309
89
309
309
79
79
79
79
79
91
71
71
71
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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