Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.0° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
NNE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
15
0.4
NE
15
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NNE
15
0.3
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
21
36
39
39
40
20
29
30
54
56
77
74
73
63
28
42
27
62
62
62
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
5
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
0
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:54AM2.31m
6:29PM2.48m
6:53AM2.37m
7:23PM2.56m
7:47AM2.45m
8:12PM2.61m
Low Tide
12:02PM0.54m
00:35AM0.60m
12:58PM0.45m
1:29AM0.50m
1:48PM0.38m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
14
13
11
10
10
10
13
14
15
13
11
10
10
9
12
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
12
13
9
8
8
8
11
10
10
9
6
6
5
2
5
7
8
7
8
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