Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.3° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 2AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
15
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
30
27
18
12
17
14
14
32
37
38
29
28
58
58
57
57
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:18PM2.24m
6:37AM2.17m
7:04PM2.33m
7:24AM2.27m
7:47PM2.41m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.85m
12:44PM0.78m
1:08AM0.74m
1:27PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
11
15
16
13
12
12
12
12
14
16
15
14
12
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
8
11
13
8
9
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
9
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