Taupo Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Taupo Bay

Issued: 11 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
18.6° C

1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 7PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
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)
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.4
N
6
1.7
N
6
2.3
N
7
3
N
7
2.5
N
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.9
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
2
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
230
203
176
145
120
118
132
221
483
843
826
334
421
421
214
128
471
302
118
97
72
65
42
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
35
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:23AM2.17m
10:56PM2.31m
11:04AM2.15m
11:36PM2.29m
11:46AM2.13m
00:18AM2.27m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.66m
5:01AM0.75m
5:04PM0.69m
5:43AM0.75m
5:45PM0.73m
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
5:20
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
11
12
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
15
14
13
13
14
Feels °C
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
14
14
12
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
1.6
NNW
8
1.9
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.2
E
11
1.6
NNW
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
Energy kJ
235
230
203
176
145
120
118
112
88
8
8
9
334
421
421
214
128
9
302
118
97
72
65
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
1.6
NNE
8
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.5
NE
8
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
Energy kJ
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
4
8
4
4
270
9
9
9
9
3
31
109
73
76
27
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
14
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
9
4
8
2
3
3
8
8
9
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.4
N
6
1.7
N
6
2.3
N
7
3
N
7
2.5
N
8
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
2
NNW
8
2.3
NW
8
0.3
SSW
2
Energy kJ
27
41
53
53
55
67
94
132
221
483
843
826
376
219
333
471
653
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
82
90
90
90
90
90
102
309
342
550
536
452
82
102
82
82
102
102
0
0
0
0
0
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
1
1
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
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