Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Issued: 11 am 08 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) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 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) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s 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)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Evening (08 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8					Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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)	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	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
Wave Graph
kJ	121	158	156	187	173	173	170	139	141	141	141	184	232	146	166	253	218	183	415	183	179	201	253	240
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			1:47PM2.22m				2:16AM2.34m				2:46PM2.25m					3:10AM2.35m				3:52PM2.29m				4:08AM2.36m
Low Tide	7:32AM0.70m				7:46PM0.82m				8:26AM0.69m				8:47PM0.85m					9:23AM0.66m				9:53PM0.85m


	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	5:29
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	16	15	14	13	14	12	11	12	14	14	12	12	11	11	11	11	13	13	11	9	9	10	10
Feels °C	8	12	11	10	9	11	9	8	10	10	10	7	7	6	6	6	6	8	8	7	6	6	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	121	158	156	187	173	173	170	139	141	141	141	184	232	146	166	253	218	183	183	183	179	201	253	240
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	NW 7	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12
kJ	28	18	10	5	5	6	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	NNW 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NW 11	NE 9	—	—	—	NW 17	—	N 14	W 21	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 13	N 12	N 12	—
kJ	12	32	3	3	3	5	3	—	—	—	11	—	4	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 4	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 2	S 2	S 3	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	14	10	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	5	12	12	25	24	10	10	4	415	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Papatea Bay East Cape	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	23	7	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	10	10	474	23	23	23	10	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	2	1	3	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Moning Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Barbel Point South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	9	8

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