Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
16.9°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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 2AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
14
13
12
12
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
WSW
0
S
0
S
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WNW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:33PM2.26m
7:02AM2.18m
7:22PM2.34m
7:53AM2.30m
8:10PM2.42m
Low Tide
00:42AM0.77m
1:05PM0.80m
1:31AM0.66m
1:53PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
14
17
18
17
17
14
Feels °C
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
11
13
15
14
12
13
12
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