Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 11AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s
Evening (22 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 22							Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 7	NE 7	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	NE 7	E 7	ESE 11	E 7	ESE 11	E 8	E 8	NNW 6	NNW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	46	32	31	23	15	13	12	11	11	10	10	11	11	13	10	11	11	14	11	12	33	211	286
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	WSW	W	SW	SW	WSW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide	1:42AM2.42m				2:13PM2.30m				2:28AM2.32m					3:08PM2.23m				3:16AM2.24m				4:06PM2.19m
Low Tide			7:52AM0.66m				8:11PM0.86m				8:42AM0.76m					9:05PM0.96m				9:34AM0.83m


	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	11
Temp °C	10	10	11	14	15	14	12	12	13	13	13	14	15	13	12	11	13	12	14	15	15	14	13
Feels °C	8	8	9	12	12	12	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	10	10	9	11	9	10	10	10	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 5	NE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 10
kJ	46	32	31	23	15	9	9	9	5	5	2	5	6	2	9	8	8	14	8	12	33	41	71
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	ESE 11	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 6	E 5	NNE 7	NE 7	ESE 11	E 8	E 6	SE 11	SE 10	E 10
kJ	8	9	9	5	12	13	12	6	3	4	10	11	11	7	2	5	2	11	6	7	4	4	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NNE 7	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 7	NE 6	NE 7	ESE 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	NE 7	ESE 11	SE 11	—	—	—
kJ	24	24	24	12	5	11	11	11	11	10	5	1	2	13	10	11	11	2	11	5	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	NW 4	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	27	90	211	286
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waiapu River East Cape	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Taupo Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	56	56	56	56	56	56	50	56	56	56	50	527	113	113	113	527	527	527	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Moureeses	The Ledge	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Te Paki		Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach				Taupo Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4		3	3	3				2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	2	4	3	4	2	4	4	5
Header Global	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	8	9

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