Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.3° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 8PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
1.5
ESE
6
2
E
7
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
30
44
61
70
70
71
71
71
130
435
579
572
454
349
295
243
243
275
355
355
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
15
SSE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:58PM2.46m
2:21AM2.35m
2:59PM2.39m
3:21AM2.27m
4:06PM2.34m
Low Tide
7:31AM0.54m
8:05PM0.70m
8:30AM0.60m
9:07PM0.73m
9:33AM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:00
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6:58
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6:56
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7:29
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7:29
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7:30
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1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
13
17
19
16
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
12
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
15
16
13
11
12
12
13
11
8
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
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