Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C
0.8° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 8PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
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)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1
E
7
1.2
ESE
6
0.9
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
119
62
98
62
47
45
31
31
22
22
15
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
13
17
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:23PM2.37m
1:42AM2.42m
2:13PM2.30m
2:28AM2.32m
3:08PM2.23m
Low Tide
7:04AM0.55m
7:21PM0.74m
7:52AM0.66m
8:11PM0.86m
8:42AM0.76m
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
15
14
13
12
11
10
10
11
14
15
13
12
12
13
14
13
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
10
12
11
11
10
9
8
8
9
12
12
10
10
9
11
12
11
12
12
10
10
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