Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 11PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Taupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 39 | 93 | 171 | 225 | 239 | 293 | 366 | 397 | 494 | 541 | 643 | 569 | 476 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:41PM2.31m | 7:53AM2.24m | 8:23PM2.38m | 8:37AM2.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.76m | 1:41AM0.80m | 1:59PM0.68m | 2:24AM0.70m | 2:37PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 397 | 393 | 4 | 643 | 569 | 476 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | SE 5 | — | — | E 12 | E 14 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 39 | 93 | 171 | 225 | 239 | 293 | 366 | — | 494 | 541 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 50 | 50 | 104 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 553 | 552 | 527 | 104 | 50 | 82 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 10 |
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