Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 Mar 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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 3AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (30 Mar)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (30 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
4
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
3
4
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NW
1.8
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)91111111010161699999910101010141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)269821963928730602838255583211779269428908859599357576536597356131161989506
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
N
30
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
0
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
2.53
9:43AM
2.70
10:10PM
2.66
10:27AM
2.81
10:51PM
2.77
11:07AM
2.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27AM
0.48
3:57PM
0.31
4:15AM
0.34
4:40PM
0.20
4:56AM
0.23
5:19PM
0.13
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise----7:46-------7:47-------7:48---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:28-------7:27
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1661--1-----------------
Temp. °C171616161718171515151414141414141413131314151515
Feels °C (?)1514141517191389878999101311101011111114
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