Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.0° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 7AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
1.6
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1
N
7
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
1.1
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
64
154
319
258
264
94
36
36
24
24
24
28
23
23
23
23
24
94
319
253
120
96
56
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
25
SW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
E
20
ENE
10
E
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
11:29PM2.37m
12:01PM2.44m
00:07AM2.30m
12:39PM2.36m
00:46AM2.23m
1:19PM2.27m
Low Tide
5:36AM0.56m
5:59PM0.73m
6:15AM0.65m
6:41PM0.81m
6:55AM0.75m
7:24PM0.87m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:38
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1
4
4
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Temp °C
17
17
17
16
13
15
14
13
13
12
13
14
16
17
14
11
11
10
9
12
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
15
13
12
10
9
10
9
8
7
6
7
9
10
11
9
7
7
6
5
6
9
8
10
9
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