Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today (07 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 11PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)--
Afternoon (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
252
315
352
360
351
329
274
268
257
199
160
157
153
125
122
98
95
93
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:11PM2.39m
6:40AM2.27m
7:06PM2.44m
7:35AM2.34m
7:56PM2.49m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.63m
12:44PM0.57m
1:15AM0.55m
1:37PM0.51m
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Temp °C
18
17
15
13
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15
16
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15
15
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15
16
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15
15
Feels °C
13
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15
13
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14
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