Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZST
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Tauranga Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 2AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WNW
1.1
W
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131399888815151313141212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)180180178223204198135135133186212223176161305309131135331690639730669561
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
SE
0
SSW
0
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
WNW
0
NW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offglassglasscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:59AM
2.41
2:24PM
2.29
2:47AM
2.27
3:18PM
2.15
3:48AM
2.16
4:27PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:52PM
0.67
8:17AM
0.73
8:37PM
0.82
9:08AM
0.86
9:33PM
0.94
10:12AM
0.95
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----6:56-------6:58-------6:58---
Sunset-------6:14-------6:12-------6:10
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-22331--121111----------
Temp. °C161514141415161616171616171616151514131313141414
Feels °C (?)151413131516141414161616171413121311101111131412
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