Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than 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: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (26 Nov)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (26 Nov)5ft (1.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
N
1.3
N
0.5
WSW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
2.4
NNW
1.8
NNW
2.1
NW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)1111116611899999888778888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)193193140107122698831044815412300147230165161627328494280280307242281149
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
40
NNE
45
NNE
40
N
25
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:54AM
2.37
3:15PM
2.42
3:44AM
2.30
4:07PM
2.38
4:42AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:47PM
0.61
9:05AM
0.68
9:36PM
0.66
9:55AM
0.73
10:30PM
0.67
10:52AM
0.74
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise-----5:56-------5:56-------5:54--
Sunset-8:44-------8:45-------8:46------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11343221---272-------
Temp. °C181718171717171717181717171717171718171616161617
Feels °C (?)131313121110121416171615141211121719171615161516
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