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Taupo Bay surf break

Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Taupo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
21.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 8PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
2.3
E
3
E
Period(s) (?)5588778888109998999999989
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24331078879776799751091541591791521142812942872552873303797091312
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
20
NW
25
WNW
20
W
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
SE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		onononcrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:16PM
2.12
7:11AM
2.19
7:09PM
2.12
7:59AM
2.24
7:59PM
2.15
8:44AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:37AM
0.88
1:06PM
1.01
1:28AM
0.84
1:54PM
0.96
2:15AM
0.77
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:28-------6:28--
Sunset-8:40-------8:40-------8:40------
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-11111---------------147
Temp. °C232120201919212425241916161620222121191820201919
Feels °C (?)222121222020212221221816161620212021191820191715
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