Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is

15.6°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 6AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNW 5	NNW 5	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	194	160	157	119	116	113	87	85	85	85	67	67	66	66	67	55	66	66	54	39	28	62	61	59
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide				9:02AM2.29m				9:20PM2.39m				9:43AM2.36m				9:59PM2.41m					10:20AM2.41m
Low Tide		2:51AM0.38m				3:12PM0.37m				3:33AM0.30m				3:53PM0.31m					4:11AM0.26m				4:30PM0.31m


	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:38	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	16	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	15	13	13	14	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	14	15	16	16	15	15	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15
kJ	892	970	899	988	2213	2296	2036	1986	1752	1261	1065	1024	594	1203	1189	1108	1081	1055	1016	1016	1016	991	805	693
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	WSW 17	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8
kJ	194	160	157	119	116	113	87	85	85	85	67	67	475	66	67	52	90	134	159	188	188	148	142	107
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	W 8	WSW 18	WSW 18	N 10	N 10	N 10	—	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	ENE 8	WSW 9	W 9	W 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNW 5	NNW 5	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	71	66	340	469	2	2	2	—	2	2	2	2	66	15	25	64	66	66	54	39	28	62	61	59
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNE 2	NE 3	NNE 3	NE 3	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	1	2	4	4	7	10	12	20	27	34	47	62	55	57	60	51	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Twilight Beach Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Parengarenga Harbour Bar Northland	Parengarenga Harbour Bar Northland	Scott Point Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	1	1	1	4
Distance (km)	4	4	4	7	10	10	7	7	7	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	38	10	10	52	28	28	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	The Bluff-South Side	Baylys Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Te Paki	Te Paki	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Te Paki	Te Paki	Henderson Bay	Taupo Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Baylys Beach
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Baylys Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4
Header Global	Outside Corner Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Outside Corner Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Pascuales Mexico	Steep Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Bullies Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	9	5	9	9

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