Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.4° 

Tauranga 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 Tauranga Bay today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 2AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 4.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 108mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
15
4
W
15
4
W
15
4
W
16
4
W
16
4
W
17
4
W
17
3
WSW
17
4
W
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4348
5478
7121
6568
6522
6692
6779
6715
7450
7929
8323
9531
4925
8205
4003
3341
2996
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNE
40
NNW
30
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:11AM2.39m
4:49PM2.38m
5:34AM2.34m
6:12PM2.41m
Low Tide
9:54PM0.61m
10:30AM0.69m
11:12PM0.67m
11:50AM0.72m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
6
4
2
8
11
8
14
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
14
14
12
14
14
14
Feels °C
2
3
4
6
8
7
6
7
8
9
9
9
8
5
8
9
12
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