Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 17 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
1.9
WSW
1.6
WSW
3
WNW
4
WNW
2.5
NW
2
W
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)121212121313139991111121212131315151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2610231420321764185411397991575256898796986293123262580266028304469476646184343396236593104
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
15
N
25
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:13AM
3.06
10:37PM
3.04
10:57AM
3.13
11:20PM
3.09
11:42AM
3.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:02AM
0.07
4:26PM
-0.05
4:46AM
-0.03
5:10PM
-0.08
5:31AM
-0.06
5:54PM
-0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise--7:05-------7:07-------7:07-----
Sunset-----6:00------5:58-------5:57---
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11112310168522222333--11--
Temp. °C131314151616151616161516151414131414141515141312
Feels °C (?)1012131212129910131314131212121113111111101010
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