Taupo Bay surf break

Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 11 May 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (12 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.4
E
6
2
E
7
2.4
E
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
133
162
230
268
262
224
219
116
92
79
79
152
153
184
125
434
771
831
708
579
450
341
287
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:27AM2.20m
3:47PM2.06m
4:22AM2.26m
4:52PM2.15m
5:15AM2.34m
5:52PM2.29m
Low Tide
8:47PM0.89m
9:35AM0.83m
9:51PM0.87m
10:33AM0.75m
10:55PM0.82m
11:27AM0.64m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:30
2
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
18
18
16
15
15
15
14
14
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
14
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
14
16
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
Energy kJ
141
133
162
230
268
262
224
219
116
92
67
67
152
153
184
8
2
2
2
708
579
450
341
287
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
83
83
79
79
3
8
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
10
10
8
8
4
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SSE
3
1
E
7
1.4
E
6
2
E
7
2.4
E
8
2.5
ENE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
1
94
125
434
771
831
361
232
113
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
5
5
5
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
7
23
56
23
50
50
50
23
56
56
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
9
9
8
9
4
9
7
6
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
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