Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is

16.6° C

Taupo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	ESE 9	NNE 5	N 6
Wave Graph
kJ	144	144	68	66	48	48	47	79	59	39	49	50	32	31	31	39	59	69	53	39	30	17	9	15
Wind (km/h)	SSE	ESE	ENE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				6:00PM2.46m					6:15AM2.42m				7:01PM2.56m				7:18AM2.47m				8:00PM2.64m
Low Tide		11:26AM0.54m					00:02AM0.72m				12:28PM0.46m				1:03AM0.62m				1:28PM0.37m				2:02AM0.53m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	5:30
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	14	14	14	13
Feels °C	7	10	12	12	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	14	14	15	13	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	NE 12	ESE 9	E 5	E 5	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 6	N 6	N 5	NNE 5	N 6
kJ	144	6	68	17	17	48	47	79	59	39	49	50	32	31	31	17	7	19	19	39	30	13	8	15
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 5	E 5	NE 12	NE 12	ESE 11	NE 12	—	NE 4	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 10	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 10	ESE 9	NW 6	NW 6	ESE 10
kJ	2	2	2	66	48	12	11	6	6	24	5	—	1	5	5	5	11	5	5	18	17	9	9	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 10	N 11	NE 10	N 11	NE 10	N 11	NE 9	NE 12	N 9	NE 12	NE 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	NE 11	N 10	N 10	NE 11	NE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	NNE 10
kJ	—	—	2	2	4	2	4	2	3	5	2	5	5	2	2	2	5	2	2	4	4	17	9	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 9	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	N 3	N 3	NNW 3	N 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	144	24	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	3	3	6	15	24	39	59	69	53	70	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Hicks Bay East Cape	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Scott Point Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	3	2	1	1	1	3	4	4
Distance (km)	7	10	56	50	50	50	50	19	61	145	501	102	102	113	113	113	113	104	33	0	0	50	50	50
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Mangawhai Heads		Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Te Paki	Forestry	Takou Bay	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Te Paki	Te Paki
Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1		1	1	2	3	4	3	2	1	1	1	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Whatipu Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	2	1	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	6
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Boneyards South Africa	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Bells Beach - Bowl Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6

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