Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.8° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 7PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.1
N
12
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
1.1
N
7
1.3
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
13
12
12
11
25
25
24
10
10
18
12
12
13
30
3
51
62
124
181
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:53AM2.30m
8:10PM2.42m
8:42AM2.42m
8:57PM2.50m
9:32AM2.54m
9:45PM2.54m
Low Tide
1:53PM0.72m
2:18AM0.55m
2:39PM0.64m
3:04AM0.45m
3:26PM0.58m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:31
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6:30
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6:28
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7:46
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7:47
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7:49
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4
4
1
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
17
17
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
13
12
14
14
13
12
13
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
15
16
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