Tapotupoto Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° S 172.72° E

Tapotupoto Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tapotupoto Bay sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 4PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 24s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (28 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (28 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
2
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
9
1
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
198
289
338
431
485
456
452
637
652
541
446
306
232
197
140
119
101
118
135
177
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
20
ENE
15
SE
20
SSW
35
SW
40
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:17AM2.31m
9:29PM2.45m
9:51AM2.38m
10:03PM2.50m
10:24AM2.42m
Low Tide
3:24PM0.36m
3:43AM0.34m
3:57PM0.30m
4:17AM0.29m
4:31PM0.29m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
8
8
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
13
13
12
10
7
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
10
10
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