Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 11PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
NE
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
11
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
13
10
11
11
15
21
32
31
37
73
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:13PM2.30m
2:28AM2.32m
3:08PM2.23m
3:16AM2.24m
4:06PM2.19m
Low Tide
8:11PM0.86m
8:42AM0.76m
9:05PM0.96m
9:34AM0.83m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
9
4
Temp °C
16
13
12
12
13
12
13
15
15
14
12
11
12
13
14
15
15
13
14
Feels °C
13
11
10
10
11
10
11
13
12
11
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
8
10
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