Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Issued: 5 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
13.7° C

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
303
246
246
249
249
195
183
119
117
85
92
96
95
87
112
112
144
134
86
98
242
301
300
1010
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
E
5
E
5
NNE
0
NW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
0
N
5
WNW
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:27AM2.59m
11:44PM2.68m
12:05PM2.59m
00:21AM2.69m
12:42PM2.58m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.44m
5:35PM0.46m
5:59AM0.41m
6:12PM0.44m
6:36AM0.40m
6:50PM0.45m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
11
11
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
10
9
9
8
8
7
9
8
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
12
Energy kJ
303
246
246
249
249
195
183
119
117
85
92
96
95
87
112
112
144
134
86
98
242
301
300
1010
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
17
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
NW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.6
W
12
0.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
29
28
6
12
1
2
6
11
12
20
39
40
112
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
SW
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
17
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
13
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
1
11
5
11
38
38
34
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
14
16
16
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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