Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 10PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.8
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
9
8
10
13
13
12
12
12
16
26
35
94
154
228
303
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:58PM2.24m
7:08AM2.16m
7:41PM2.31m
7:53AM2.24m
8:23PM2.38m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.85m
00:57AM0.89m
1:19PM0.76m
1:41AM0.80m
1:59PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
11
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
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