Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.9° 

Taupo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 8AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
54
61
62
61
59
58
58
58
56
58
59
59
62
64
67
21
50
47
47
48
53
55
56
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:13AM2.48m
9:28PM2.50m
9:59AM2.52m
10:10PM2.47m
10:42AM2.53m
Low Tide
2:52AM0.43m
3:10PM0.47m
3:35AM0.41m
3:52PM0.50m
4:17AM0.43m
4:35PM0.57m
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
20
21
19
17
16
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15
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21
20
17
15
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14
15
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19
16
Feels °C
15
16
16
15
17
18
17
17
16
14
14
16
16
17
17
16
14
15
13
14
15
16
18
16
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