Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 25 Feb 2026 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 11AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (25 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (25 Feb)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
W
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
W
1.4
WSW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)181716161616151514141414141413131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32647054813821537166515191275994980862838792758919632787775888903875861639738
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
5
N
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
W
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:08AM
2.44
5:49PM
2.37
6:28AM
2.37
7:14PM
2.33
7:52AM
2.42
8:34PM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:30AM
0.63
12:07AM
0.71
12:50PM
0.68
1:28AM
0.73
2:12PM
0.62
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise--7:07-------7:09-------7:11-----
Sunset-----8:24-------8:22-------8:22--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------1--13112211----1
Temp. °C171718181817171715161616161717171716151616161616
Feels °C (?)171617151615171715151515171817171815141515151516
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