Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is

16.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 5PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	7s
Evening (03 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3					Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	173	216	222	205	235	242	297	378	268	388	346	321	291	291	264	264	239	239	188	188	188	169	114	116
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide			3:50PM2.40m					4:16AM2.21m				4:50PM2.38m				5:21AM2.21m				5:45PM2.39m				6:20AM2.25m
Low Tide	9:18AM0.59m				10:00PM0.64m					10:20AM0.63m				11:01PM0.62m				11:22AM0.65m				11:57PM0.58m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—
	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	7:58
mm	1	1	—	—	1	—	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	17	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	20	19	19	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	17	16	17	20	20	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	20	19	19	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	N 13	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9
kJ	173	13	222	205	235	242	3	378	268	388	346	321	291	291	264	264	239	239	188	188	188	169	114	116
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	E 15	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 15	N 12	N 8	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 6
kJ	13	4	13	12	11	11	4	11	112	3	11	2	2	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	N 11	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	—	E 14	N 12	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 17	N 10
kJ	4	2	4	5	5	4	—	4	11	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 7	—	—	—	—	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	—	N 6	—
kJ	—	216	—	—	—	—	297	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	—	40	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	82	82	82	50	50	50	50	50	18	18	35	10	10	10	0	7	73	82	19	19	13	13	19	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Mangawhai Heads	Twilight Beach	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	The Box	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	1	1	3	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5

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