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Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Taupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
153 | 147 | 141 | 133 | 162 | 230 | 262 | 262 | 229 | 219 | 98 | 103 | 103 | 79 | 69 | 153 | 180 | 154 | 504 | 701 | 766 | 704 | 576 | 393 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:41PM2.03m | 3:27AM2.20m | 3:47PM2.06m | 4:22AM2.26m | 4:52PM2.15m | 5:15AM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47PM0.89m | 9:35AM0.83m | 9:51PM0.87m | 10:33AM0.75m | 10:55PM0.82m | 11:27AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | |
5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | NNE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
153 | 147 | 141 | 133 | 162 | 230 | 262 | 262 | 229 | 219 | 98 | 69 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 153 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 576 | 393 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 14 | — | N 14 | — | N 20 | N 10 | N 10 |
1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 83 | 103 | 103 | 79 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 13 |
11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
— | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 180 | 154 | 504 | 701 | 766 | 704 | 328 | 197 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 56 | 23 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 23 | 56 | 56 |
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