Taupo Bay surf break

Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 9AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NNW
1.1
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.7
NNW
1.3
N
1.6
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.7
NNW
1.2
N
1.2
N
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)7777887777777777777677811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4441242091782213221712511161631982201922891431476360474437867558
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
15
WNW
10
W
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
S
20
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:12AM
2.62
9:47PM
2.69
10:02AM
2.62
10:37PM
2.71
10:55AM
2.58
11:28PM
2.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
0.50
3:17PM
0.31
3:42AM
0.48
4:07PM
0.31
4:36AM
0.50
4:59PM
0.35
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--6:50-------6:52-------6:52-----
Sunset----5:55-------5:54-------5:53---
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
62--111141232--311------
Temp. °C181717191916161515151615161515151413141818141211
Feels °C (?)1415161716141412111213121413131212111215151188
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