Taupo Bay surf break

Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 09 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Taupo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
21.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (09 Feb)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (09 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
NE
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)8888888881616151514141014202099181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)443434413131212020454238383737233531674050989898
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
0
W
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
onononcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
2.33
2:16PM
2.33
2:46AM
2.24
2:57PM
2.25
3:37AM
2.17
3:43PM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
0.67
8:00AM
0.85
8:27PM
0.78
8:45AM
0.97
9:14PM
0.88
9:36AM
1.05
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise---6:50-------6:52-------6:52----
Sunset-------8:25-------8:24-------8:23
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201817161820202119181717192121201919191821222221
Feels °C (?)211918161818192120181717191919202021201821202020
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