Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
16.7° C
0.7° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 10AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
139
141
141
141
184
218
237
358
258
218
183
179
169
179
223
263
245
209
209
209
402
325
163
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
0
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:16AM2.34m
2:46PM2.25m
3:10AM2.35m
3:52PM2.29m
4:08AM2.36m
4:57PM2.37m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.69m
8:47PM0.85m
9:23AM0.66m
9:53PM0.85m
10:24AM0.61m
11:00PM0.80m
clear
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clear
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clear
part cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
13
13
11
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
11
11
12
12
10
10
13
13
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
7
9
10
9
6
7
6
6
5
5
7
8
7
8
9
9
7
7
11
11
8
8
8
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