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Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 24 Nov 2025 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
15.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 6PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (24 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.4
NNE
0.4
WSW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
1.7
NW
1.4
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
Period(s) (?)1212121212121211111111111111116118898888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)53031753026526524237928528523423419314013810713148809808440277138101136
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SE
5
E
5
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
45
NNE
45
NNE
30
N
20
N
15
N
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		offglasscross-
off		offcrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:48PM
2.57
2:10AM
2.45
2:29PM
2.49
2:54AM
2.37
3:15PM
2.42
3:44AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:39AM
0.55
8:03PM
0.55
8:20AM
0.62
8:47PM
0.61
9:05AM
0.68
9:36PM
0.66
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:56-------5:56
Sunset---8:43-------8:44-------8:45----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------132352111--
Temp. °C141414141312131316161818181716171717181717161617
Feels °C (?)111111121211111014141413151211111113161616141313
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