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Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
18.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 7AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)1010991010101010101010101515141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)332273217217188196196169169163132137143485242239236289561529506468384378
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
SE
5
S
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SE
10
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
0
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossglassglassglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffglasscross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscrossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:41PM
2.17
8:14AM
2.21
8:42PM
2.21
9:10AM
2.29
9:36PM
2.31
9:59AM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:55AM
0.87
2:28PM
0.87
2:54AM
0.83
3:24PM
0.78
3:46AM
0.74
4:13PM
0.67
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---6:15-------6:16-------6:16----
Sunset-------9:08-------9:08-------9:08
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--12-842144211122-7121-11
Temp. °C151413131312131415151516161718181615141415161617
Feels °C (?)101011131211121314151516171716171614131415161718
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