Taupo Bay surf break

Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 01 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Taupo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 8PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (01 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (01 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)887777777121616121210101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)377248210188136685356687585124143178240239255234234250204175104100
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
2.42
7:25PM
2.32
7:59AM
2.49
8:21PM
2.37
8:50AM
2.55
9:12PM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:08PM
0.69
1:32AM
0.52
2:04PM
0.60
2:25AM
0.44
2:56PM
0.52
3:12AM
0.39
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise--------7:11-------7:11-------
Sunset---8:02-------8:01-------8:00----
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1221-------------------
Temp. °C202020191816171518212017141413121519201815141414
Feels °C (?)19181818181516141516151298881114161313121213
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