Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.2° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 4PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (30 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.1
N
18
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.9
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
1
13
22
10
10
6
5
6
6
7
7
5
20
20
20
20
19
45
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:00PM2.65m
00:19AM2.49m
12:52PM2.59m
1:14AM2.42m
1:48PM2.51m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.54m
6:23AM0.40m
6:59PM0.57m
7:19AM0.47m
7:57PM0.60m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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clear
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clear
clear
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6:26
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6:22
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Temp °C
17
18
18
16
14
13
13
14
15
17
18
16
15
14
12
12
14
15
16
15
16
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
10
10
9
10
10
14
15
13
13
12
9
9
11
12
13
13
13
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