Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 8AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2643
2555
2281
2028
1703
1635
1554
1419
1206
1045
1016
887
874
746
735
623
590
530
581
499
345
263
254
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
E
5
ENE
0
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
0
SE
10
S
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
S
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:48AM2.92m
2:15PM2.71m
2:35AM2.74m
3:02PM2.56m
3:23AM2.55m
3:52PM2.41m
Low Tide
8:06AM0.17m
8:23PM0.31m
8:52AM0.34m
9:12PM0.48m
9:40AM0.52m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
10
9
9
11
11
10
9
9
8
10
10
11
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
7
6
5
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