Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
12.6°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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 3AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (27 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (27 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
8
2
W
9
2
W
9
2.4
WNW
8
3.5
W
9
4
W
10
4.5
W
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
2.5
WSW
10
3.5
W
11
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
593
664
789
2052
2893
3730
1789
2615
3076
1394
2424
2155
1909
1787
1618
1754
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
5
N
20
NNE
40
NW
50
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
30
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:21PM2.95m
10:42AM2.92m
10:58PM3.03m
11:19AM2.97m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.06m
4:49PM0.09m
5:10AM0.01m
5:27PM0.05m
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6:13
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7:35
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6:36
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 mm
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2
7
4
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
12
12
9
7
-1
-1
-2
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
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