Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.3° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 2PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
4
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1139
949
577
588
596
585
585
803
906
1894
1631
1499
1312
1158
1016
886
838
721
681
572
563
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
0
S
5
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
2:18PM2.59m
2:38AM2.51m
3:02PM2.41m
3:26AM2.32m
3:54PM2.26m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.37m
8:31PM0.49m
8:54AM0.58m
9:18PM0.69m
9:42AM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
7
9
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
4
5
6
6
8
8
6
6
5
6
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
9
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