Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 11PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NNW 6 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | NW 8 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 225 | 222 | 218 | 208 | 202 | 195 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 147 | 199 | 487 | 93 | 93 | 97 | 89 | 138 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:21PM2.36m | 9:42AM2.28m | 9:56PM2.42m | 10:16AM2.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15PM0.52m | 3:34AM0.54m | 3:49PM0.46m | 4:09AM0.48m | 4:23PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NNW 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 273 | 268 | 263 | 449 | 647 | 999 | 779 | 929 | 838 | 763 | 530 | 679 | 402 | 93 | 817 | 706 | 668 | 138 | 1688 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 225 | 225 | 222 | 196 | 196 | 202 | 195 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 147 | 145 | 280 | 286 | 93 | 97 | 89 | 89 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | NE 12 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | WSW 18 | NE 12 | ESE 12 | WSW 16 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 18 | NE 18 |
| kJ | 115 | 173 | 318 | 218 | 208 | 6 | 271 | 291 | 6 | 6 | 174 | 6 | 145 | 371 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 26 | 43 | 72 | 98 | 199 | 487 | 355 | 549 | 517 | 540 | 1858 | 2352 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 200 | 200 | 211 | 425 | 226 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 44 | 28 | 28 |
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