Taupo Bay Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.99° S 173.72° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST

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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 15.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 3AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s
Afternoon (19 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	6s
Evening (19 Sep)	0.5ft (0.1m)	13s

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

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		Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	ESE	SE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period(s) (?)	15	6	6	6	6	6	6	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	8	7	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	7
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	4	44	33	21	14	13	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	6	11	32	83	119	119	181	213	252	240
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	E	ENE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)				5:42AM 2.21					6:14PM 2.36				6:38AM 2.25				7:04PM 2.41				7:27AM 2.30
Low Tide / height (m)		11:25PM 0.77				11:48AM 0.65					12:21AM 0.70				12:42PM 0.58				1:11AM 0.63				1:29PM 0.53

		Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20

Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	13	11	12	13	16	17	14	12	11	10	10	11	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Feels °C (?)	12	10	8	10	10	12	13	10	9	9	8	8	9	10	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	10

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Taupo Bay (light winds from the WSW at Tokerau Beach wx 34 km from Taupo Bay). 0.2m 10s swell from the ENE to make surfable waves.
1 hour 57 minutes ago Taupo Bay

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34 km away, 1 h 57 min ago

6 km/h

WSW

0.0

15.8

Air / Water (°C)

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