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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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 7AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Taupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | |
208 | 172 | 172 | 149 | 142 | 139 | 120 | 120 | 123 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 69 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 112 | 68 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 5:29AM2.29m | 6:09PM2.28m | 6:17AM2.27m | 6:56PM2.31m | 7:02AM2.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.76m | 11:42AM0.62m | 00:08AM0.76m | 12:29PM0.62m | 00:54AM0.76m | 1:14PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
168 | 172 | 172 | 145 | 142 | 139 | 120 | 120 | 123 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 69 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 11 | E 9 | E 9 |
208 | 162 | 172 | 149 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 55 | 54 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | SE 6 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
3 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 112 | 68 | 115 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 82 | 82 | 113 | 113 |
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