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Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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
17.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
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
Saturday
17
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)101010101010101414141414141413131313131212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)196160160163132137143478239239236459561529514427384378312288265252243239
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
0
NW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassoffglasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		crosscrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:42PM
2.21
9:10AM
2.29
9:36PM
2.31
9:59AM
2.41
10:23PM
2.42
10:43AM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:54AM
0.83
3:24PM
0.78
3:46AM
0.74
4:13PM
0.67
4:32AM
0.63
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:18--
Sunset-9:08-------9:08-------9:08------
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
65-231--1123221----13112
Temp. °C141515151516171917181716151516161717161615151615
Feels °C (?)141615151516171915181716151516151716151614131413
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