Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.0° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Sat morning).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
1.4
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1
N
7
0.5
NE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
61
61
63
64
119
237
244
143
97
45
36
37
24
24
23
23
23
23
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
SW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:29PM2.37m
12:01PM2.44m
00:07AM2.30m
12:39PM2.36m
Low Tide
5:17PM0.65m
5:36AM0.56m
5:59PM0.73m
6:15AM0.65m
6:41PM0.81m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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7:37
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7:37
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7:38
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1
2
4
2
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Temp °C
19
17
17
17
17
18
17
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
17
17
15
11
Feels °C
17
15
16
14
14
13
12
9
10
9
8
7
7
7
9
12
11
10
7
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