Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Issued: 6 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is

15.9°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 (27 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 3PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (27 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Evening (27 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night).
	Sunday 27							Monday 28								Tuesday 29
	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 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	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 15	NNW 7	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	54	51	29	29	29	28	28	21	40	38	35	34	34	33	32	30	30	30	31	31	15	14	14
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			9:10AM2.37m				9:30PM2.48m				9:56AM2.46m					10:14PM2.54m				10:42AM2.54m
Low Tide	3:52AM0.63m				3:08PM0.62m				3:35AM0.54m				3:50PM0.57m					4:17AM0.47m				4:34PM0.56m


	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	14	15	17	15	13	10	11	10	12	13	15	13	11	11	11	11	14	16	16	14	12
Feels °C	8	9	9	10	11	9	9	7	8	7	9	9	10	9	8	8	8	8	11	12	11	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	NW 7	NW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 6	NW 6	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	54	51	29	29	29	28	89	36	29	17	16	10	34	33	32	30	30	30	31	31	15	14	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	E 16	E 16	E 15	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 5	WNW 4	NW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5
kJ	3	3	3	5	20	18	28	14	40	38	35	34	9	9	5	3	3	1	2	1	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	E 17	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 15	ESE 15	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	2	2	5	4	4	4	21	21	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 2	—	—	—	—	SW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 3
kJ	14	23	34	72	109	140	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Elliot Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Hicks Bay East Cape	Shipwreck Bay-Pines Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	61	82	82	119	552	295	7	7	0	0	0	7	7	7	7	7	7	61	501	60	56	56	56
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Elliot Bay	Okupe Beach	Okupe Beach	Ocean Beach (Whangarei)			Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Pareparea Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay		Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1			2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		5	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Loisell's East Cape	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago
Rating (10 max)	2	4	2	2	4	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	5	4	5	7	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Bondo Kodi Indonesia	Bondo Kodi Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Addington (South Beach) South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Fox River New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	7	6	9

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