Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 9PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Taupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 72 | 76 | 123 | 118 | 118 | 129 | 129 | 125 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:08PM2.23m | 3:16AM2.24m | 4:06PM2.19m | 4:08AM2.17m | 5:03PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05PM0.96m | 9:34AM0.83m | 10:02PM1.02m | 10:27AM0.88m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 72 | 76 | 93 | 102 | 67 | 129 | 129 | 125 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | NE 6 | E 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 4 | — | 123 | 118 | 118 | 44 | 33 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 24 | 87 | 123 | 157 | 140 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 56 | 56 | 329 | 380 | 527 | 113 | 113 | 84 | 527 | 527 | 527 | 90 | 82 | 290 | 270 | 539 | 546 | 559 |
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