Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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 5PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Mar)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)141616141414141313131312121212121111111716151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4494271055735756624580468384294235224164161156153143176173232362744651624
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
0
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassoffglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:31PM
2.88
2:55AM
2.79
3:23PM
2.68
3:50AM
2.61
4:26PM
2.48
4:59AM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
0.13
8:45PM
0.23
9:12AM
0.29
9:39PM
0.44
10:11AM
0.48
10:42PM
0.63
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--------7:39-------7:41-------
Sunset---7:42-------7:39-------7:38----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151617171616151515171616161616161618191717181819
Feels °C (?)141616151515141314171414141515141416171616161616
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