Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.8° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 7PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)5ft (1.6m)17s
Afternoon (11 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (11 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
!
4
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
2.4
NNW
8
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1450
1271
1255
1255
1255
1393
1180
1150
948
923
898
669
669
565
521
419
341
217
198
644
1628
1202
816
639
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
30
NNE
30
NE
40
NNE
40
N
5
ESE
5
W
5
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:10AM2.57m
7:44PM2.62m
8:16AM2.68m
8:45PM2.77m
9:17AM2.81m
9:42PM2.93m
Low Tide
1:26PM0.46m
1:58AM0.40m
2:29PM0.36m
3:01AM0.24m
3:28PM0.24m
3:59AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
16
2
2
2
Temp °C
8
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
12
12
13
13
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
8
9
9
9
9
8
9
6
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
11
12
11
10
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