Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C
0.7° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
18
0.6
E
18
0.6
E
17
0.7
ESE
17
0.7
ESE
16
0.7
ESE
16
0.7
ESE
16
0.7
ESE
15
0.7
ESE
15
0.7
ESE
15
0.7
ESE
15
0.7
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
222
215
290
269
259
253
246
231
222
222
218
163
163
163
160
115
113
115
111
70
68
58
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:09AM2.55m
10:36PM2.74m
11:00AM2.54m
11:23PM2.69m
11:48AM2.50m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.40m
4:07PM0.29m
4:43AM0.38m
4:56PM0.36m
5:31AM0.40m
5:44PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
16
14
13
12
12
11
11
13
15
12
11
11
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
14
14
11
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
9
10
10
10
10
11
13
12
12
11
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