Tapotupoto Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 Apr 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
19.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tapotupoto Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tapotupoto Bay at 3PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNW
0.1
N
2.3
NW
2
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
WNW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)7148812129128899988811111111111077
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1584582468337312124703883161931329189898584180159163149
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:55AM
2.46
11:22PM
2.48
11:45AM
2.34
12:14AM
2.36
12:43PM
2.20
1:15AM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
0.27
5:41AM
0.38
6:03PM
0.42
6:37AM
0.53
6:58PM
0.58
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset---6:00------5:58-------5:57-----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1211-223--1-------------
Temp. °C171717161616151517181716151515151515161515141413
Feels °C (?)13131313141313131415141291091010998910119
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