Taupo Bay surf break

Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 30 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)--
Afternoon (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)12111111111111111010101010121111111099101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14514313528628530528927425423919419014626423518517813194941069273108
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
0
WSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
2.35
7:17AM
2.47
7:36PM
2.38
8:16AM
2.54
8:35PM
2.42
9:11AM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:45AM
0.55
1:21PM
0.69
1:46AM
0.47
2:20PM
0.61
2:42AM
0.39
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-----6:41-------6:43-------6:43--
Sunset-8:34-------8:32-------8:32------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202018171616202121211918181820212222202121212223
Feels °C (?)191918171616212121212019191922222223222324232324
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