Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.9° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 8PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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)
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0
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0
2
0
0
1
1
2
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
16
3
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.2
W
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6045
5241
4766
4244
3911
3646
3505
3178
2701
2457
2068
2090
2061
2070
2329
2612
2684
2684
2721
2721
2482
2427
2203
1966
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:05AM2.97m
11:26PM3.13m
11:54AM2.98m
00:15AM3.13m
12:42PM2.93m
1:02AM3.06m
Low Tide
5:13PM0.05m
5:43AM-0.07m
6:02PM0.03m
6:32AM-0.05m
6:50PM0.07m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:56
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
11
11
13
12
11
11
9
6
7
7
8
6
6
7
7
7
8
7
8
8
9
7
7
6
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