Taupo Bay surf break

Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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 10AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNW
0.9
N
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)8877777777777878811111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15314923920619518910262474547474558888363841231161141128182
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:02AM
2.62
10:37PM
2.71
10:55AM
2.58
11:28PM
2.67
11:48AM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:42AM
0.48
4:07PM
0.31
4:36AM
0.50
4:59PM
0.35
5:32AM
0.54
5:53PM
0.42
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise--6:52-------6:52-------6:52-----
Sunset----5:54-------5:53-------5:52---
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
4-1232---3111-----------
Temp. °C151516171615141414141416181513131212131617141211
Feels °C (?)1012131414131212131413151613101099913151198
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