Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
!
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
2
!
!
3
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
0.9
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
1.8
WSW
1.8
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)111111181216151414131313121212121211111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5996766515569481160351034363313266810581070187116381738200117941559193319161732134411741201
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
W
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise--7:01-------7:03-------7:03-----
Sunset-----6:06-------6:04-------6:02--
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
11---4433211254242---115
Temp. °C151516161615151414131415141213131111131415141613
Feels °C (?)1515151412121088910111091111779101110116
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