
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 2PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Taupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
505 | 505 | 505 | 505 | 365 | 365 | 800 | 775 | 800 | 797 | 657 | 635 | 544 | 454 | 416 | 401 | 335 | 329 | 323 | 267 | 216 | 212 | 172 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:03AM2.20m | 10:34PM2.35m | 10:44AM2.21m | 11:13PM2.36m | 11:26AM2.21m | 11:54PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM0.63m | 4:38AM0.69m | 4:41PM0.65m | 5:18AM0.68m | 5:21PM0.67m | 5:59AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | |
— | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | NW 6 | E 10 | E 10 |
505 | 505 | 505 | 505 | 365 | 365 | 800 | 775 | 800 | 797 | 657 | 635 | 544 | 454 | 416 | 401 | 335 | 329 | 323 | 267 | 216 | 98 | 172 | 175 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | N 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | N 11 | N 11 | E 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
— | 2 | 2 | 148 | 206 | 260 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 52 | 37 | 25 | 17 | — | 2 | 2 | 212 | 49 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | NW 11 |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | WSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 39 | 102 | 43 | — | — | — | 1 | 21 | 43 | 143 | 220 | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 104 | 474 | 552 | 527 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 113 | 53 | 380 | 0 |
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