Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 04 Apr 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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (05 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (05 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
0.9
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
W
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)121211101313131313141414141313131313121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5476074033202997008781011811125710911060874746555437361280213210161109106115
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffoffoffcross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:09AM
2.79
1:26PM
2.73
1:43AM
2.69
2:02PM
2.60
2:19AM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:03PM
0.24
7:21AM
0.30
7:37PM
0.36
7:56AM
0.42
8:13PM
0.51
8:34AM
0.57
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise------7:52-------7:54-------7:54-
Sunset-7:22-------7:20-------7:17------
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C171716161617181918171717171617201919191818171716
Feels °C (?)151614131314151716161716151414181617171515141414
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