Taupo Bay surf break

Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 04 Dec 2025 NZDT
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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
21.2° C
(Which is 3.1°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: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)20s
Afternoon (04 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (04 Dec)2ft (0.6m)18s

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

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Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sun
07
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)141420181818181716161616161617151515151415161613
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6259119106155227225217193183246246246248217205205205267202283326135125
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
WSW
15
N
10
NNW
5
NE
5
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:52AM
2.54
8:06PM
2.54
8:49AM
2.64
9:03PM
2.56
9:44AM
2.71
10:00PM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:22AM
0.39
1:52PM
0.58
2:17AM
0.32
2:47PM
0.52
3:12AM
0.27
3:43PM
0.48
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sun
07
Sunrise-6:03-------6:03-------6:03------
Sunset-----8:24-------8:25-------8:27--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161619202018161515141922232016151515202222222019
Feels °C (?)111214151414131313131619201816151515212122232118
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