Taupo Bay surf break

Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C 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 6PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (05 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (05 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
2.4
NNE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.9
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)997999777888899999898899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)336474379541554554379444528674655674105515892262238021121716727773660660542529
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
0
NNE
0
ESE
5
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:05AM
2.40
10:36PM
2.44
10:41AM
2.34
11:12PM
2.39
11:18AM
2.28
11:49PM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:12PM
0.54
4:30AM
0.70
4:49PM
0.62
5:09AM
0.78
5:26PM
0.71
5:50AM
0.85
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------
Sunset---6:14-------6:13-------6:12----
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11--11121179141610113221---
Temp. °C191920191918191919191919181919202020202120191918
Feels °C (?)171617161616171616161616141515171819202222222119
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