Taupo Bay surf break

Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 14 May 2026 NZST
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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 8PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (14 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
401
280
206
212
363
431
432
314
277
241
235
241
247
245
302
332
291
291
314
307
349
424
494
458
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:52PM2.29m
6:09AM2.43m
6:47PM2.43m
7:02AM2.51m
7:41PM2.56m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.64m
11:53PM0.74m
12:20PM0.51m
00:46AM0.65m
1:12PM0.40m
1:38AM0.56m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:29
5:29
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
12
12
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
0.1
N
11
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
401
280
206
212
257
326
314
314
277
241
2
241
247
245
302
291
46
43
43
42
27
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
2
27
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
27
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.7
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
Energy kJ
209
134
84
363
431
432
179
235
332
291
314
307
349
424
494
458
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
23
56
56
23
23
23
23
23
23
50
50
50
23
23
23
23
23
50
50
23
23
23
23
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Taupo Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest