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Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 09 Jan 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
18.5° 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 9PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.7
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)137121212121515151414141479101112121211111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)289269925814698604129379563962252952126528672712492517343041293739281421481262959
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SW
5
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
35
N
30
NNW
35
WNW
40
W
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:22AM
2.43
4:43PM
2.44
5:13AM
2.31
5:36PM
2.29
6:10AM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:13PM
0.47
10:32AM
0.61
11:01PM
0.63
11:24AM
0.76
11:55PM
0.76
12:23PM
0.86
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-----6:09-------6:11-------6:13--
Sunset-9:10-------9:10-------9:09------
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light rain
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light rain
heavy rain
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clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181917161515161718181818181818181919181615151616
Feels °C (?)171714121314131618181715151515131415141099109
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