Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is

16.8° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 7AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Evening (08 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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)	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	N 8	E 10	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	223	124	74	49	88	158	156	150	147	144	139	139	141	141	141	304	232	166	166	169	179	218	253	253
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			1:26AM2.34m				1:47PM2.22m				2:16AM2.34m				2:46PM2.25m					3:10AM2.35m				3:52PM2.29m
Low Tide	6:52PM0.77m				7:32AM0.70m				7:46PM0.82m				8:26AM0.69m				8:47PM0.85m					9:23AM0.66m


	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	13	13	13	16	15	13	13	12	12	10	12	14	13	12	11	11	11	11	12	13	12	11
Feels °C	8	8	9	8	8	12	11	9	9	9	8	7	10	11	8	6	6	5	5	5	7	8	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NW 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	223	124	74	41	88	158	156	150	147	144	139	139	141	141	141	2	232	166	166	169	179	218	253	253
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	N 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 9	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	—	NW 7	NW 7	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13
kJ	55	74	73	49	28	18	10	5	5	6	2	2	2	2	2	—	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 17	W 17	—	E 12	SE 6	NNW 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	—	NE 9	—	WNW 6	—	—	—	—	N 13	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	12	6	—	26	9	37	3	3	3	—	3	—	3	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 2	SSW 3	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 2	SSW 2	SSE 3	SE 10	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	—	—
kJ	1	3	8	17	14	10	2	3	5	4	3	1	1	1	3	304	14	22	21	21	16	4	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Taupo Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Hicks Bay East Cape	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	7	7	23	23	7	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	445	501	23	23	23	23	10	10	10	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Langs beach	Black Swamp	Moureeses	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge			Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay	Pakiri beach	The Ledge	Moureeses	The Ledge	The Ledge
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Weld Road Taranaki	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	7	7	6	5	6	5	6	5	5	5	5
Header Global	The Womb Australia	Currumbin Point Australia	Arrawarra Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Weld Road New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	8	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	6

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