Taupo Bay surf break

Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Taupo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
21.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 12AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (20 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
3
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2.4
E
3
E
3
E
2.2
E
1.9
E
3
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
Period(s) (?)9999999999999999999998910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1303125212321243117113128468368409169218427025755035508481301143776958811979941113
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
15
WNW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:31PM
2.22
10:07AM
2.38
10:15PM
2.26
10:48AM
2.42
11:00PM
2.29
11:29AM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:24PM
0.80
3:39AM
0.64
4:07PM
0.72
4:18AM
0.60
4:49PM
0.66
4:57AM
0.58
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:31-------6:33--
Sunset-8:39-------8:39-------8:38------
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Rain (mm)
9810228105211111243241728195--
Temp. °C202020202021202020202121212121212222222323232323
Feels °C (?)181818192022181818192122232221212222222323242521
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