Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
12.5°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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 1AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (29 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (29 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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0
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0
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0
2
3
2
3
3
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2062
2007
1861
2020
3996
3647
3275
2974
2940
988
838
754
767
649
552
1581
1440
1306
1196
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:37AM3.04m
12:58PM2.97m
1:18AM2.98m
1:39PM2.90m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.02m
7:08PM0.08m
7:31AM0.11m
7:52PM0.16m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:11
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7:37
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 mm
1
1
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
2
3
3
3
3
4
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
9
9
7
6
6
6
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