Taupo Bay Surf Break

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
17.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (24 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 9PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)--
Afternoon (24 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
513
334
248
157
125
94
67
49
32
32
33
34
53
57
57
87
94
92
92
65
90
125
158
202
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:50PM2.22m
4:00AM2.28m
4:45PM2.22m
4:51AM2.22m
5:38PM2.23m
5:41AM2.19m
Low Tide
9:46PM0.86m
10:15AM0.71m
10:42PM0.90m
11:06AM0.74m
11:35PM0.92m
11:56AM0.75m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
2
1
1
9
8
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
13
13
14
15
Feels °C
12
10
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
4
6
5
5
4
3
5
7
6
9
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
513
334
248
157
125
94
177
82
32
32
33
34
53
57
57
87
94
92
92
65
90
125
158
202
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.6
WNW
7
0.3
NW
6
0.1
NW
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
W
6
0.1
NW
4
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
Energy kJ
67
49
26
9
5
3
3
31
7
2
4
20
21
10
1
1
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
6
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
5
1
3
5
5
12
9
6
2
1
2
3
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
0.9
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
W
6
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSW
3
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
305
330
375
413
432
437
28
22
19
17
16
14
52
10
9
16
33
29
9
7
6
4
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
498
489
452
334
220
82
77
136
257
257
257
70
0
83
30
257
315
257
23
23
7
7
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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