Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.7° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 9PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (13 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
4
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
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0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
7
2
NW
8
3
NNW
9
2.4
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.6
NNW
8
1.4
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
2.3
NW
8
2.3
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
3
W
17
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
234
468
1301
885
547
315
370
471
638
1559
1421
5106
6387
6791
5876
5241
4705
4185
3915
3911
3510
2960
2701
2457
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
30
NNE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
0
W
10
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
20
NW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:42PM2.93m
10:13AM2.91m
10:35PM3.06m
11:05AM2.97m
11:26PM3.13m
11:54AM2.98m
Low Tide
3:59AM0.10m
4:22PM0.13m
4:52AM-0.02m
5:13PM0.05m
5:43AM-0.07m
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
5
11
2
1
2
3
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
6
7
8
9
8
10
10
9
10
11
13
13
11
10
9
9
12
10
7
7
7
7
5
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