Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Issued: 12 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is

15.8°C

Taupo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today (05 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 5AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	7s
Afternoon (05 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	7s
Evening (05 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 5								Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	E 7	E 8	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	453	389	330	270	348	343	319	292	208	218	210	225	197	172	142	140	82	69	73	70	72	192	318	264
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	ENE	N	NNW	NW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		3:21AM2.27m					4:06PM2.34m				4:28AM2.22m				5:11PM2.35m				5:37AM2.22m				6:11PM2.39m
Low Tide				9:33AM0.64m					10:13PM0.74m				10:38AM0.65m				11:20PM0.70m				11:44AM0.62m


	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	15	15	15	14	14	12	12	11	14	15	15	15	14
Feels °C	7	7	7	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	11	12	10	10	9	13	13	13	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 7	NNE 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	E 7	E 8	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	41	41	41	38	17	17	17	16	70	55	210	14	197	172	139	140	82	69	73	70	72	192	318	264
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 13	NE 16	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NE 14	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 7	NNE 11	NNE 8	NNE 7	E 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 11	NE 10
kJ	20	19	18	17	10	8	7	7	15	14	14	8	14	14	5	13	22	32	21	54	64	52	5	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 15	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	N 15	N 15	ENE 14	ENE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	N 13	NE 13	NE 13	NNE 12	ENE 13	NNE 11	NNE 11	ESE 6	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	N 14	N 10
kJ	9	10	10	10	4	4	18	18	7	8	8	3	7	7	13	16	12	12	8	12	12	12	4	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	—	ENE 7	—	—	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	453	389	330	270	348	343	319	292	208	218	—	225	—	—	142	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	The Ledge Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	2	2
Distance (km)	113	64	56	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	56	32	30	10	7	7	0	0	82	19	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Baylys Beach	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	Waipapakauri Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Twilight Beach	Fairway Reef	Elliot Bay	Moureeses
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stent Road Taranaki	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	The Ledge Northland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	9	4	4	9	9	9	9	5	6	9

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