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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 21 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 8AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (21 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
WSW
0.6
W
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)121313131212121212222221202020181818171616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)119195192186138131127111109160236233287399276437422413476463554540429397
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
SE
5
ENE
10
SE
0
SE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
10
ESE
10
SW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassoffglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:57AM
2.74
1:13PM
2.87
1:34AM
2.75
1:50PM
2.87
2:12AM
2.73
2:29PM
2.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
0.27
7:28PM
0.19
7:41AM
0.25
8:05PM
0.19
8:19AM
0.27
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise---6:22-------6:24-------6:26----
Sunset-------9:06-------9:05-------9:04
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----111239171----------1
Temp. °C171616141516161617161616171818181717171717161615
Feels °C (?)16151513151616161716161517151314141414141412119
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