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Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 11PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Taupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
460 | 545 | 527 | 465 | 258 | 191 | 191 | 336 | 318 | 357 | 392 | 352 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 344 | 353 | 338 | 330 | 306 | 216 | 287 | 295 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:08PM2.40m | 8:16AM2.34m | 8:51PM2.42m | 8:55AM2.32m | 9:31PM2.42m | 9:32AM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44PM0.51m | 2:03AM0.62m | 2:25PM0.51m | 2:44AM0.65m | 3:04PM0.54m | 3:23AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | |
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | N 14 | N 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 |
91 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 140 | 151 | 151 | 16 | 16 | 357 | 392 | 352 | 336 | 336 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 306 | 216 | 3 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 16 | NE 12 | N 15 | N 15 | N 10 | N 15 | N 10 | N 10 | N 14 | N 13 | N 14 | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | N 12 | N 10 | N 12 | E 10 | N 10 | — | — |
10 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 12 | N 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 15 | N 10 | NE 12 | N 12 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 12 | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
460 | 545 | 527 | 465 | 258 | 191 | 191 | 336 | 318 | — | — | — | — | — | 336 | 344 | 353 | 338 | 330 | — | 142 | 287 | 295 | 280 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 56 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
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