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Taupo Bay Surf Forecast
/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /
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Taupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.6°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 10AM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 18ft (5.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Taupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 14638 | 13025 | 9515 | 5080 | 2555 | 1251 | 786 | 596 | 486 | 452 | 370 | 363 | 306 | 290 | 240 | 184 | 202 | 199 | 489 | 458 | 432 | 347 | 342 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:08AM 2.12 | 3:14PM 2.01 | 4:08AM 2.15 | 4:22PM 2.04 | 5:04AM 2.22 | 5:26PM 2.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:12AM 0.98 | 9:29PM 0.94 | 10:13AM 0.93 | 10:33PM 0.90 | 11:11AM 0.85 | 11:34PM 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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