Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is

16.6°C

Taupo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNW 7	N 7	N 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	264	239	239	216	193	193	173	173	173	153	153	135	135	86	73	62	153	216	171	159	179	173	214	110	92	77
Wind (km/h)	NE	N	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		5:21AM2.21m				5:45PM2.39m				6:20AM2.25m				6:37PM2.39m					7:12AM2.31m				7:26PM2.39m
Low Tide				11:22AM0.65m				11:57PM0.58m				12:20PM0.64m				00:49AM0.54m					1:12PM0.62m				1:37AM0.50m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	8:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	3	2	1	4	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	19	20	20	19	18	17	17	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	18	19	19	18	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	19	20	20	20	20	20	19	18	17	19	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	13	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 8	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NE 7
kJ	264	239	239	216	193	193	173	173	173	153	153	135	135	86	73	62	42	216	171	159	60	173	187	110	92	77
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 10	NE 6	N 10	N 15	ENE 8	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	ENE 8	NE 7	N 7
kJ	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	2	2	2	18	17	2	37	2	17	28	45	20	20	20	51	56	59
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 17	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 10	N 15	N 12	N 16	NE 12	NE 12	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 14	N 14
kJ	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	2	2	4	2	4	3	19	6	6	3	3	13	33	64
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	N 6	—	—	—	—	N 6	—	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNE 6	N 6	WNW 8	NW 4	N 7	NW 5	NNW 7	WNW 5	NW 6	WNW 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	28	31	—	—	—	—	36	—	24	34	47	153	140	6	15	179	28	214	28	37	36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Taupo Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Back Beach Taranaki	Orewa Beach Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	24	13	19	19	19	13	13	13	19	19	19	19	19	13	61	21	21	0	454	197	102	0	7	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Moureeses	The Ledge	Elliot Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	The Box	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Taupo Bay			Forestry	Taupo Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2			3	2	2	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7	6	5

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