Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
14.9° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (13 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 11PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)--
Afternoon (13 Jun)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (13 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
2
2
3
2
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4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
16
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
2
W
10
2.4
W
14
3
W
17
3
W
16
3
W
15
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1152
994
966
939
769
746
617
608
523
437
356
749
620
605
784
763
2245
4587
3960
3762
2853
2606
2570
2160
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
0
SSE
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
WSW
10
SSW
0
SSW
10
NE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
9:01PM2.85m
9:28AM2.91m
9:54PM2.97m
10:23AM2.98m
10:46PM3.06m
11:16AM3.00m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.17m
3:40PM0.15m
4:09AM0.06m
4:34PM0.09m
5:03AM-0.01m
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
15
13
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
14
13
13
13
11
12
12
11
8
8
9
9
8
6
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.6
W
7
1.7
W
8
2
W
10
2.4
W
14
3
W
17
3
W
16
3
W
15
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.4
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1152
994
966
939
769
746
617
608
523
431
356
749
620
247
341
730
2245
4587
3960
3762
2853
2606
2570
2160
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
7
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
1.1
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
18
0.4
NNW
6
Energy kJ
97
96
93
72
60
51
522
522
493
77
80
605
784
763
479
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
23
0.3
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
21
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
W
19
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.9
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
Energy kJ
41
91
154
144
395
365
51
38
437
346
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
Energy kJ
53
115
218
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
16
159
159
159
29
12
29
4
4
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
1
1
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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