Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
15.9° 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 4PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
78
70
44
42
27
39
44
34
18
17
16
8
8
8
6
6
6
7
7
4
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:23PM2.22m
2:30AM2.19m
3:21PM2.15m
3:22AM2.11m
4:22PM2.13m
Low Tide
7:59AM0.84m
8:23PM1.01m
8:51AM0.93m
9:19PM1.07m
9:46AM0.97m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
13
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
9
11
10
11
12
12
10
10
10
11
9
10
9
9
9
8
9
10
12
12
11
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