Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 9PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
!
2
0
0
!
!
4
4
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
0.9
W
1.9
W
1.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)111111111111111812161514141312121212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3674315736215996766515561056116032773696357128841144108022002380222119811776283928682153
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
W
15
N
15
NNE
20
NW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
E
10
E
5
SE
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------7:01-------7:03-------7:03-
Sunset-6:07-------6:06-------6:04------
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----11--145311144432----
Temp. °C161616151516161615161514151414141414131211111213
Feels °C (?)131213141514141312131079910109101010881012
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