Taupo Bay surf break

Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Taupo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 8PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.4
NE
1.4
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
Period(s) (?)8888777777810677787777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36573635333333313138652613926327523516313110812864717571
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
2.28
6:01AM
2.37
6:22PM
2.28
7:02AM
2.42
7:25PM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00AM
0.81
11:28PM
0.65
12:07PM
0.77
12:33AM
0.60
1:08PM
0.69
1:32AM
0.52
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise--------7:09-------7:11-------
Sunset---8:06-------8:04-------8:02----
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--11-------121--1111----
Temp. °C202221212019191820212120181918192021212018171616
Feels °C (?)202221212019191719191919171817181919191918171515
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