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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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 12PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Taupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | |
361 | 471 | 656 | 762 | 756 | 703 | 750 | 806 | 960 | 1074 | 1397 | 2293 | 2576 | 3079 | 3798 | 4080 | 4666 | 3897 | 3280 | 3858 | 3600 | 2702 | 2178 | 1121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 7:45AM2.23m | 8:25PM2.35m | 8:25AM2.22m | 9:05PM2.35m | 9:04AM2.20m | 9:43PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37AM0.76m | 1:57PM0.60m | 2:18AM0.77m | 2:37PM0.60m | 2:59AM0.77m | 3:14PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | |
— | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 12 | N 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | — | — | — | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 |
3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | 3897 | 3280 | 3858 | 3600 | 2702 | 2178 | 1121 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 17 | N 16 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 11 | N 13 | ENE 10 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1456 | 55 | 731 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
361 | 471 | 656 | 762 | 756 | 703 | 750 | 806 | 960 | 1074 | 1397 | 2293 | 2576 | 3079 | 3798 | 4080 | 4666 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 497 | 504 | 549 | 549 | 553 | 506 | 506 | 497 | 334 | 504 | 504 | 549 | 504 | 547 | 497 | 54 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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