Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.6° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 9AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
E
6
0.1
NE
15
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
13
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
13
12
18
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
10
21
8
9
10
10
7
10
22
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
N
5
NW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
S
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:01AM2.41m
1:26PM2.34m
1:51AM2.38m
2:24PM2.33m
2:46AM2.35m
3:30PM2.33m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.65m
7:26PM0.80m
8:00AM0.66m
8:27PM0.84m
9:00AM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
8
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
13
14
14
15
Feels °C
4
5
6
8
8
8
9
8
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
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