Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
16.4° C
0.7° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
15
0.3
ESE
15
0.4
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
15
21
21
20
21
73
104
78
118
118
129
129
123
92
90
89
63
62
40
44
43
66
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
25
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:16AM2.24m
4:06PM2.19m
4:08AM2.17m
5:03PM2.18m
5:03AM2.12m
5:56PM2.19m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.83m
10:02PM1.02m
10:27AM0.88m
10:59PM1.04m
11:22AM0.89m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
4
1
6
2
Temp °C
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
11
10
10
9
9
9
11
8
4
3
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
8
7
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