Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 23 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 9AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
87
103
156
137
421
259
237
215
341
356
261
229
173
173
173
322
437
644
764
763
704
588
444
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
N
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:44AM2.66m
3:22PM2.48m
3:53AM2.53m
4:37PM2.36m
5:09AM2.46m
5:54PM2.34m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.43m
9:35PM0.60m
10:18AM0.56m
10:47PM0.68m
11:32AM0.60m
00:00AM0.68m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
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5:51
5:49
5:47
5:46
Temp °C
10
9
10
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
12
6
5
6
11
11
11
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
86
87
87
131
137
421
259
237
215
341
356
261
229
173
173
173
322
437
644
764
763
704
588
444
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
16
0.2
WSW
5
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
21
0.3
WSW
20
0.5
W
18
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
Energy kJ
4
65
103
156
137
3
101
69
101
3
4
4
3
8
75
167
168
169
119
35
51
72
72
72
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
21
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
10
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
37
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
9
3
3
1
7
38
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
7
2
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
29
12
4
0
0
0
0
12
29
29
4
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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