Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is

16.6° C

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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
		Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tuesday 14
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	250	428	125	277	90	68	68	66	66	108	81	78	78	55	55	56	32	31	34	53	60	20	19	13
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				5:11AM2.38m				6:00PM2.46m					6:15AM2.42m				7:01PM2.56m				7:18AM2.47m
Low Tide		11:00PM0.80m				11:26AM0.54m					00:02AM0.72m				12:28PM0.46m				1:03AM0.62m				1:28PM0.37m


	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—
mm	2	1	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	10	10	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	14	15	14	15	15	14	15	17	15
Feels °C	9	8	7	7	7	9	12	13	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	10	11	10	11	12	12	14	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 5	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 8	NW 6	NNE 5	NNE 5
kJ	3	245	125	184	90	68	68	24	66	108	81	78	78	55	55	56	32	31	31	17	7	29	18	13
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 12	N 11	ESE 9	ENE 5	N 11	NE 10	NE 12	NE 12	ESE 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 10	NNE 5	ESE 10	NW 6
kJ	3	3	3	2	2	6	2	66	13	2	4	6	6	24	5	5	5	5	5	5	11	20	19	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	W 16	N 11	NE 10	N 11	NE 10	NE 12	N 11	N 11	NE 9	NE 12	N 10	N 9	NE 9	N 11	N 11	N 10	NE 11	ESE 10	NE 11	ESE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	5	2	4	2	4	6	2	2	3	5	2	2	3	2	2	2	5	19	5	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 5	ESE 9	E 5	E 5	ENE 5	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	N 3	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 6	NW 6	—
kJ	250	428	29	277	24	23	24	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	3	6	9	21	34	53	60	62	23	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whatipu Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waiapu River East Cape	Matakana Island Bay of Plenty	Scott Point Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	1	4	4	4	4	1	4	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	3	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	23	23	23	7	10	56	57	50	50	23	50	19	19	90	239	102	113	527	357	104	0	7	0	56
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Tapuaetahi	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Whananaki Beach		Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach			Baylys Beach	Henderson Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating (10 max)	4	3	1	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1		1	3			3	1	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Piha North Auckland	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	1	4	4
Header Global	Albatross South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Bluff Panama	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Black Rocks Mauritius	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	9	9	9	6	7

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