Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.7° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 6PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
1.6
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
7
1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
20
21
23
38
20
21
26
27
25
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
165
244
192
94
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
WNW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:51AM2.55m
11:03PM2.49m
11:31AM2.49m
11:42PM2.40m
12:11PM2.40m
Low Tide
4:45PM0.58m
5:09AM0.53m
5:28PM0.70m
5:50AM0.64m
6:11PM0.82m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
13
15
16
15
12
11
11
10
13
14
15
14
13
12
14
14
16
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
12
13
15
13
9
9
9
8
12
11
11
12
11
9
10
10
10
9
11
7
7
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