
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 11PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Taupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 11 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 197 | 215 | 97 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 4:36PM2.12m | 4:45AM2.03m | 5:29PM2.17m | 5:45AM2.08m | 6:18PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM1.02m | 11:00AM0.95m | 11:32PM0.94m | 11:56AM0.87m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 43 | 116 | 97 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | SE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 12 | SE 10 | E 10 | NE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | E 16 |
1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — |
16 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 197 | 215 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 510 | 501 | 472 | 416 | 474 | 56 | 56 | 447 | 463 | 380 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 7 | 32 | 56 | 0 | 7 |
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