Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.1° 

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 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 10PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)--
Afternoon (04 Nov)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (04 Nov)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.4
NNE
6
1.1
N
6
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
329
299
291
264
264
239
239
216
193
173
173
173
153
153
153
105
84
78
160
91
189
168
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
20
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:50PM2.38m
5:21AM2.21m
5:45PM2.39m
6:20AM2.25m
6:37PM2.39m
Low Tide
11:01PM0.62m
11:22AM0.65m
11:57PM0.58m
12:20PM0.64m
00:49AM0.54m
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 mm
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Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
20
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
18
18
17
Feels °C
18
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
18
17
19
20
20
20
19
18
19
18
16
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