Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • 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 11AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
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

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
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
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
E
8
0.5
E
8
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
32
31
23
15
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
13
10
11
11
14
11
12
33
211
286
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:42AM2.42m
2:13PM2.30m
2:28AM2.32m
3:08PM2.23m
3:16AM2.24m
4:06PM2.19m
Low Tide
7:52AM0.66m
8:11PM0.86m
8:42AM0.76m
9:05PM0.96m
9:34AM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
10
11
Temp °C
10
10
11
14
15
14
12
12
13
13
13
14
15
13
12
11
13
12
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
8
8
9
12
12
12
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
10
10
9
11
9
10
10
10
9
10
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