Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 06 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 7AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (06 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (06 Mar)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
4
3
0
0
2
2
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)141413131314141515151415151515151515151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3273042292293843563665436487548451168164120832276247724442444244424122186218620012029
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SW
15
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:07AM
2.90
1:23PM
2.93
1:41AM
2.82
1:57PM
2.80
2:16AM
2.70
2:33PM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:15AM
0.13
7:36PM
0.14
7:51AM
0.24
8:10PM
0.29
8:27AM
0.39
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise----7:18-------7:20-------7:20---
Sunset-------8:10-------8:08-------8:07
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------13---
Temp. °C141313121416161716161515161717171716171717171717
Feels °C (?)121111111313121414151414151413141516181714151414
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