Taupo Bay surf break

Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 10PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.6
NNW
1.1
NNE
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.6
NNW
0.9
NNE
1.3
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)87777877777777778771111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)221209138146216149239206189189265791818282159135108865886889485
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
2.69
10:02AM
2.62
10:37PM
2.71
10:55AM
2.58
11:28PM
2.67
11:48AM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
0.31
3:42AM
0.48
4:07PM
0.31
4:36AM
0.50
4:59PM
0.35
5:32AM
0.54
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset5:55-------5:54-------5:53-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11-15-1321-1131---------
Temp. °C181616161615161616151515151514181713131313141517
Feels °C (?)15141412121214131313131212141316149899101213
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