Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tapotupoto Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | WNW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | 20 | 39 | 39 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 463 | 463 | 399 | 276 | 185 | 188 | 108 | 84 | 78 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:45PM2.42m | 12:06PM2.30m | 00:22AM2.28m | 12:44PM2.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM0.36m | 6:04AM0.38m | 6:18PM0.49m | 6:43AM0.50m | 7:00PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | E 9 | ENE 10 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
2541 | 2479 | 2447 | 39 | 9 | 4443 | 4590 | 4076 | 3510 | 2938 | 2594 | 399 | 1279 | 1072 | 138 | 108 | 1428 | 1304 | 1042 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | WNW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
39 | 20 | 39 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | — | 21 | 463 | 463 | 1151 | 276 | 185 | 188 | 4 | 84 | 78 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | W 5 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | NE 10 | SE 13 | W 22 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SW 15 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
723 | 681 | 681 | 5696 | 6186 | 246 | 295 | 377 | 299 | 101 | 67 | 2517 | 375 | 446 | 1761 | 1712 | 25 | 37 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 104 | 91 | 119 | 467 | 531 | 245 | 92 | 92 | 69 | 90 | 90 | 44 | 92 | 79 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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