Taupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.72° E

Taupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taupo Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Taupo Bay today (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taupo Bay at 9AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
148
173
149
147
132
132
132
72
83
86
114
134
238
283
294
308
272
266
221
227
222
164
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
0
WSW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
0
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:28AM2.22m
5:11PM2.35m
5:37AM2.22m
6:11PM2.39m
6:40AM2.27m
7:06PM2.44m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.65m
11:20PM0.70m
11:44AM0.62m
00:21AM0.63m
12:44PM0.57m
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clear
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6:56
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6:52
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7:31
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Temp °C
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
11
14
16
17
17
15
14
13
13
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
10
11
12
13
12
12
11
10
10
9
14
13
13
14
13
13
12
11
15
14
14
14
15
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