Taupo Bay surf break

Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
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Taupo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 4AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.2
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
Period(s) (?)1111141414141414131313131255666777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)129161616363936585755535064102186205237241265225187166138
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:15PM
2.38
7:34AM
2.51
8:06PM
2.51
8:23AM
2.59
8:56PM
2.62
9:12AM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:15AM
0.62
1:42PM
0.47
2:02AM
0.54
2:29PM
0.37
2:50AM
0.50
3:17PM
0.31
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:50---
Sunset------5:59-------5:57-------5:55-
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------------121222---1
Temp. °C151516161719191716161618191919191918171718191917
Feels °C (?)131415141617161515141315161515151514141516161615
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