Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.5° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 4PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (27 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1039
902
792
690
586
546
467
396
389
389
382
388
381
314
314
302
394
926
986
986
986
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNE
0
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:07AM2.37m
9:28PM2.49m
9:50AM2.48m
10:08PM2.60m
10:29AM2.58m
Low Tide
3:16PM0.67m
3:41AM0.59m
3:58PM0.56m
4:22AM0.47m
4:36PM0.45m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:47
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
7
9
10
10
9
8
7
8
7
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
4
7
7
7
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
8
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
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