Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.9° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 3PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
1.5
NNW
8
0.2
ENE
9
1.2
NNW
8
0.2
ENE
9
1
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
NNE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
292
8
188
10
122
43
41
16
25
15
14
9
9
9
15
21
37
39
39
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:25PM2.34m
4:46AM2.27m
5:30PM2.40m
5:54AM2.31m
6:29PM2.48m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.67m
10:31PM0.78m
10:58AM0.62m
11:36PM0.70m
12:02PM0.54m
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:10
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
11
11
11
12
12
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
10
11
10
9
8
8
10
10
9
11
11
11
9
10
10
11
10
13
12
11
9
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