Taronui Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.13° S 174.01° E

Taronui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taronui Bay sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.0° 

Taronui 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 Taronui Bay today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Taronui Bay at 1PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (17 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.9
NNW
6
1.2
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
N
7
0.9
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
25
51
71
67
112
196
167
162
96
138
125
91
43
46
35
28
19
19
20
15
14
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NE
20
WSW
10
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:33AM2.31m
11:44PM2.23m
12:15PM2.21m
00:24AM2.15m
1:02PM2.13m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.73m
5:41PM0.88m
6:02AM0.84m
6:26PM0.98m
6:47AM0.93m
7:14PM1.05m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
1
1
10
5
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
16
17
16
15
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
14
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
11
11
13
12
11
10
9
10
11
13
11
12
8
6
7
7
8
8
12
11
10
9
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