Taupo Bay surf break

Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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 1AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)20ft (6.0m)14s
Afternoon (11 Apr)23ft (7.0m)14s
Evening (11 Apr)23ft (7.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
6
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8
7
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NE
2.5
NE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
6
ENE
6
E
6.5
ENE
7
ENE
7.5
E
7
ENE
6.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
6
ENE
5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)131313131414141414151414141413121212111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)177722075005642781941201113812162602011824329189961718317116126397588389821551170866737622573487418
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
2.09
2:07AM
2.13
2:13PM
2.03
3:08AM
2.12
3:14PM
2.01
4:08AM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35PM
0.92
8:13AM
0.98
8:28PM
0.95
9:12AM
0.98
9:29PM
0.94
10:13AM
0.93
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------6:45-------6:46-------6:46-
Sunset-6:07-------6:06-------6:05------
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------1841--1-------1
Temp. °C211919191919192021212021212020192119181817192020
Feels °C (?)191717161514141617171719191818151817171715171717
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