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Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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
20.1° 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 11AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Taupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | |
240 | 51 | 143 | 102 | 82 | 64 | 104 | 73 | 79 | 127 | 152 | 121 | 100 | 103 | 222 | 269 | 214 | 127 | 132 | 127 | 106 | 86 | 69 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:21AM2.58m | 12:44PM2.41m | 1:19AM2.48m | 1:42PM2.32m | 2:21AM2.41m | 2:44PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM0.59m | 6:51PM0.50m | 7:28AM0.64m | 7:50PM0.58m | 8:29AM0.67m | 8:51PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:47 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 |
240 | 42 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 127 | 152 | 121 | 100 | 103 | 124 | 143 | 135 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | E 9 | NE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | E 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 16 | N 16 | E 9 | N 15 |
8 | 37 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 10 | N 10 | E 12 | E 11 | N 14 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | — | N 13 | N 9 | N 16 | N 9 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | ENE 6 |
113 | 51 | 143 | 102 | 82 | 64 | 104 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 222 | 269 | 214 | 127 | 132 | 127 | 106 | 86 | — | 54 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 23 | 50 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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