Taupo Bay surf break

Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Mar 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
21.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 6AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (23 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
Period(s) (?)1212121212666777777888888991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7657484851871001592292703103533874265095276276877359411302229936173971
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
ESE
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
2.63
12:12PM
2.59
12:42AM
2.61
1:03PM
2.53
1:34AM
2.54
1:56PM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:50AM
0.54
6:16PM
0.42
6:43AM
0.59
7:08PM
0.48
7:39AM
0.66
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----7:28-------7:30-------7:31---
Sunset-------7:32-------7:31-------7:30
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
----12------------42581218
Temp. °C191817171920201918181819191919201919191818181918
Feels °C (?)201817171818171615141415141414171515151313121413
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