Taupo Bay surf break

Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 16 Mar 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 10PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)--
Afternoon (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
1
E
0.4
NNE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)1299919181818181817171717171616191918188187
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)452727317267108107162158151144142140140139195180178165160115109117
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonononcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:00PM
2.12
7:37AM
2.29
7:53PM
2.22
8:24AM
2.39
8:43PM
2.32
9:08AM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12AM
0.82
1:39PM
0.82
2:00AM
0.72
2:26PM
0.70
2:45AM
0.62
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise------7:24-------7:24-------7:26-
Sunset-7:43-------7:42-------7:39------
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020171615172020191716151517212120181716151721
Feels °C (?)191919151513151817171615141416191919181715141621
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