Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 5AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Taupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NE 10 | NNW 6 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 130 | 63 | 153 | 51 | 66 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:10PM2.47m | 10:42AM2.53m | 10:50PM2.43m | 11:23AM2.50m | 11:29PM2.37m | 12:01PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17AM0.43m | 4:35PM0.57m | 4:57AM0.48m | 5:17PM0.65m | 5:36AM0.56m | 5:59PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 52 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 153 | 51 | 66 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | E 16 | NE 10 | NW 7 | NE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 36 | 45 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 9 | N 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 12 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 45 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 55 | 130 | 215 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 550 | 131 | 102 | 102 | 239 | 552 | 686 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 |
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