Taupo Bay surf break

Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 NZST
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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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 11AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (26 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (26 May)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.4
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1
E
11
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1633
1446
1250
1092
947
627
554
449
388
294
230
225
181
172
168
168
172
149
149
120
118
100
104
107
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
5
E
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
0
S
10
N
5
WNW
5
S
5
S
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:49AM2.36m
4:25PM2.21m
4:40AM2.32m
5:19PM2.23m
5:29AM2.29m
6:09PM2.28m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.62m
10:22PM0.75m
10:53AM0.62m
11:17PM0.76m
11:42AM0.62m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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7:20
7:20
7:20
7:22
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5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
16
15
15
17
16
15
13
13
12
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
15
14
14
11
11
10
11
11
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
15
14
15
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.4
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
Energy kJ
1633
1446
1250
1092
947
627
554
449
388
294
230
225
172
172
168
168
172
145
123
120
118
100
104
107
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
Energy kJ
244
177
122
158
130
112
231
227
181
181
141
138
133
136
149
149
114
112
82
81
79
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
15
2
2
2
2
9
9
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
18
18
18
18
10
10
7
7
7
7
0
10
21
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
4
4
4
9
2
8
8
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
6
7
6
9
6
8
8
6
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