Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is

16.8°C

Taupo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 6AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	242	340	418	406	378	346	346	308	264	264	239	239	216	196	193	169	169	153	153	153	90	86	89	326	265	203	192
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	E	ESE	E	ESE	SE	SSE	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:16AM2.21m				4:50PM2.38m				5:21AM2.21m				5:45PM2.39m				6:20AM2.25m				6:37PM2.39m
Low Tide					10:20AM0.63m				11:01PM0.62m				11:22AM0.65m				11:57PM0.58m				12:20PM0.64m				00:49AM0.54m


	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	7:59
mm	—	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	2	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	17	17	18	19	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	19	18	17	16	15
Feels °C	14	14	16	16	17	19	20	18	19	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	19	19	18	17	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7
kJ	11	3	11	406	378	346	346	308	264	264	239	239	216	196	193	169	169	153	153	153	90	86	51	263	265	203	192
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 15	E 14	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	ENE 8	N 10	N 10	ENE 8	ENE 9
kJ	4	4	4	3	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	2	2	2	18	62	2	2	41	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 17	N 17	N 16	N 16	NE 13	N 15	N 15	N 18	N 10	N 15
kJ	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	6	17	4	6	2	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	N 5	N 5	N 6	NNE 7	—	WNW 8	WNW 5
kJ	242	340	418	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	50	27	59	89	326	—	7	33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Mussel Rock Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	54	54	50	50	18	10	10	0	0	0	0	13	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	220	218	215	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	Elliot Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay				Taupo Bay	Taupo Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Clark Island Coromandel	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	2	3	3	2	2	2
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cojo United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bancoora Australia	Cojo United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Fullers United States	Barrancon Chile	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bancoora Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	8	6	6

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