Taupo Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Taupo Bay

Issued: 11 pm 02 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
18.7° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 3AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jun)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (03 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
10
1.7
N
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.9
N
6
2
N
7
2.5
N
7
3
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2253
1978
1765
1470
608
716
650
589
437
419
375
294
263
230
176
168
139
118
115
160
273
366
622
869
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:43PM2.34m
9:43AM2.19m
10:20PM2.33m
10:23AM2.17m
10:56PM2.31m
11:04AM2.15m
Low Tide
3:40AM0.76m
3:51PM0.63m
4:20AM0.75m
4:27PM0.66m
5:01AM0.75m
5:04PM0.69m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
7:24
7:24
7:26
5:21
5:20
5:20
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
15
7
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
16
16
17
15
14
14
14
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
16
15
13
14
11
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
15
15
16
16
17
15
15
15
15
13
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
10
1.7
N
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.9
NE
8
Energy kJ
2253
1978
1765
1470
608
716
650
589
437
419
375
294
263
230
176
168
139
118
115
90
8
8
8
115
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
N
13
0.3
N
13
1.4
NW
7
1.5
ENE
10
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
58
55
31
217
427
45
14
26
26
25
25
25
11
10
9
21
9
9
9
9
3
3
4
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
NW
7
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
53
11
26
26
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
8
0.7
NW
7
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1.2
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.9
N
6
2
N
7
2.5
N
7
3
N
8
Energy kJ
82
50
19
14
10
24
36
37
56
78
110
160
273
366
622
869
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
54
83
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
77
90
90
90
90
113
113
314
527
550
550
550
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
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