Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.1° 

Taupo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 12PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (05 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
389
329
270
263
205
198
329
320
181
231
254
252
222
176
154
100
127
294
577
473
412
355
290
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:21AM2.27m
4:06PM2.34m
4:28AM2.22m
5:11PM2.35m
5:37AM2.22m
6:11PM2.39m
Low Tide
9:33AM0.64m
10:13PM0.74m
10:38AM0.65m
11:20PM0.70m
11:44AM0.62m
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clear
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clear
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6:54
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Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
14
14
12
12
12
14
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
11
13
11
12
10
11
11
13
13
12
13
14
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