
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 9PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Taupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | 32 | 37 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 21 | |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:04PM2.33m | 7:24AM2.27m | 7:47PM2.41m | 8:10AM2.37m | 8:30PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:44PM0.78m | 1:08AM0.74m | 1:27PM0.69m | 1:52AM0.63m | 2:08PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 7 |
11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 158 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ESE 12 |
14 | 14 | 32 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | NE 10 | ESE 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 15 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 2 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 33 | 67 | 116 | 173 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 119 | 119 | 552 | 119 | 10 |
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