Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 4AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
85
86
87
103
156
137
421
259
237
215
341
356
261
229
173
173
173
322
437
917
795
763
704
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
N
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:44AM2.66m
3:22PM2.48m
3:53AM2.53m
4:37PM2.36m
5:09AM2.46m
5:54PM2.34m
Low Tide
8:30PM0.44m
9:07AM0.43m
9:35PM0.60m
10:18AM0.56m
10:47PM0.68m
11:32AM0.60m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
7:13
7:15
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5:51
5:49
5:47
Temp °C
12
10
10
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
14
14
14
7
7
6
6
6
9
11
10
9
10
9
10
11
11
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
87
85
86
87
87
131
137
421
259
237
215
341
356
261
229
173
173
173
322
437
917
795
763
704
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
16
0.2
WSW
5
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.1
SW
5
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
21
0.3
WSW
20
0.5
W
18
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
W
6
0.8
WSW
6
1
WSW
7
Energy kJ
7
4
4
65
103
156
137
3
101
69
101
1
4
4
3
8
75
165
170
172
24
51
93
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
21
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.4
SW
6
0.3
WSW
6
Energy kJ
31
37
37
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
9
3
3
10
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
SW
6
0.2
S
5
0.3
E
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
6
2
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
29
12
4
0
0
0
0
12
174
12
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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