Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
16.4° C
0.7° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 5AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.5
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
11
11
15
15
21
20
21
72
104
65
118
118
129
127
123
123
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:16AM2.24m
4:06PM2.19m
4:08AM2.17m
5:03PM2.18m
Low Tide
9:05PM0.96m
9:34AM0.83m
10:02PM1.02m
10:27AM0.88m
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rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
6
4
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
12
14
15
14
14
14
13
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
11
11
9
10
9
8
10
11
9
4
4
5
6
6
6
7
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