Taupo Bay Surf Break

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Issued: 11 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
16.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 5PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
2
NNW
6
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
0.7
E
10
2.2
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
809
689
657
635
544
454
416
342
335
277
272
267
264
292
175
138
136
131
131
138
159
154
100
518
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
40
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:44AM2.21m
11:13PM2.36m
11:26AM2.21m
11:54PM2.35m
12:09PM2.21m
00:39AM2.35m
Low Tide
4:41PM0.65m
5:18AM0.68m
5:21PM0.67m
5:59AM0.69m
6:05PM0.72m
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
2
6
6
2
1
5
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
13
15
16
14
15
14
12
10
10
11
12
10
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
10
12
13
13
11
10
8
4
6
7
5
7
6
8
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.1
NNW
7
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
809
689
657
635
544
454
416
342
335
277
272
267
264
212
175
108
136
131
131
138
108
106
100
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.6
NE
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.8
E
10
0.5
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
26
100
32
21
34
12
11
8
138
20
2
5
5
6
13
12
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
NE
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.6
NE
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
11
0.3
NNW
7
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
4
2
29
28
18
22
2
2
10
4
2
2
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
N
5
1.3
NNW
6
1.6
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
1
NNW
5
2
NNW
6
1.6
NW
7
0.5
W
3
0.8
WNW
6
1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.8
NW
7
2.2
NNW
7
Energy kJ
21
34
59
104
98
188
26
30
45
292
273
6
41
73
83
144
159
154
303
518
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
54
104
550
552
546
53
0
0
0
0
21
0
215
452
119
0
0
21
82
90
0
72
90
122
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
3
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
6
5
6
5
9
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Taupo Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest