Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
15.8°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 7PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
179
170
73
47
29
28
19
18
17
14
14
32
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
NW
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:29PM2.17m
5:45AM2.08m
6:18PM2.24m
6:37AM2.17m
7:04PM2.33m
Low Tide
11:00AM0.95m
11:32PM0.94m
11:56AM0.87m
00:21AM0.85m
12:44PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
16
15
13
11
11
10
10
11
14
12
12
12
10
10
10
11
13
15
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
9
7
6
7
6
6
7
10
9
10
10
6
6
7
9
9
11
9
9
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