Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
15.8°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 7AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
20
77
251
94
63
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
E
10
NE
0
N
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:45AM2.03m
5:29PM2.17m
5:45AM2.08m
6:18PM2.24m
Low Tide
10:37PM1.02m
11:00AM0.95m
11:32PM0.94m
11:56AM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
10
11
14
16
15
12
12
11
10
9
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
9
7
5
7
9
10
9
6
7
7
6
5
7
9
9
10
7
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