Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.3° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 2AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
9
7
9
15
15
30
44
44
62
70
71
71
71
71
83
81
309
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
10
W
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
NW
5
NW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:04PM2.54m
1:25AM2.43m
1:58PM2.46m
2:21AM2.35m
2:59PM2.39m
Low Tide
7:07PM0.65m
7:31AM0.54m
8:05PM0.70m
8:30AM0.60m
9:07PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
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7:28
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7:29
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1
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4
7
Temp °C
14
16
13
12
11
11
13
16
18
17
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
10
14
11
11
9
9
12
13
16
14
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
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