
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 9AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Taupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
269 | 148 | 173 | 149 | 147 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 72 | 83 | 86 | 114 | 134 | 238 | 283 | 294 | 308 | 272 | 266 | 221 | 227 | 222 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:28AM2.22m | 5:11PM2.35m | 5:37AM2.22m | 6:11PM2.39m | 6:40AM2.27m | 7:06PM2.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38AM0.65m | 11:20PM0.70m | 11:44AM0.62m | 00:21AM0.63m | 12:44PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
14 | 54 | 173 | 149 | 147 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 72 | 83 | 86 | 114 | 134 | 238 | 283 | 294 | 308 | 272 | 266 | 221 | 227 | 222 | 164 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 10 | NW 4 | N 11 | N 11 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 38 | 48 | 40 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ENE 13 | NE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | N 12 | N 14 | N 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 9 |
3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
269 | 148 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 23 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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