Taupo Bay surf break

Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 24 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in -1hr 16 min 26 s Forecast update imminent
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
66.4°F
(Which is 3.1°F 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 5PM is: 4ft 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1ft 17s secondary swell from a North direction, 1ft 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (24 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (24 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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

Updates in -1 hr 16 min 26 s Forecast update imminent
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4
NE
4
NE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
3.5
NE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
NNE
3.5
NE
4.5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
6
NE
6
NE
6
NE
6
ENE
6
ENE
6.5
ENE
7
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010999999999111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3343343012952882472422212441821801582072733825485936987777308148789961027
Wind
(mph)
3
ESE
9
NE
6
NNE
6
NE
6
E
6
ESE
9
ESE
9
ESE
9
E
9
ENE
9
NE
9
ENE
9
ENE
9
NE
6
NE
6
NE
6
NNE
9
NE
9
NNE
6
NNE
3
NE
0
WSW
3
E
0
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (ft)
11:34AM
7.68
11:39PM
7.15
12:12PM
7.61
12:21AM
7.09
12:54PM
7.51
1:05AM
6.99
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
5:34PM
2.49
5:41AM
2.17
6:17PM
2.46
6:21AM
2.26
7:01PM
2.49
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:05-------6:05
Sunset---8:15-------8:16-------8:17----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (in)
---------0.00.0-------------
Temp. °F666666646463616366686868666664646870686864646364
Feels °F (?)666364646463596164666668666664646868667066686668

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