Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C
0.7° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 5AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.8
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.7
N
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
N
6
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
48
47
79
78
55
68
38
32
19
34
55
11
19
27
15
15
17
23
10
20
10
26
23
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:15AM2.42m
7:01PM2.56m
7:18AM2.47m
8:00PM2.64m
8:18AM2.51m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.72m
12:28PM0.46m
1:03AM0.62m
1:28PM0.37m
2:02AM0.53m
2:24PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
17
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
16
14
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
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