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Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 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
15.8° 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 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (25 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (25 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
1.8
NW
1.8
NNW
1.4
NW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
2.5
NNW
2.2
NNW
2
NW
1.6
WNW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
Period(s) (?)11111111111111118889888887888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)285234193193140107107698211020796493444250219165133655587489331530457413
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
40
NNE
45
NNE
40
N
30
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
25
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
25
N
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
2.49
2:54AM
2.37
3:15PM
2.42
3:44AM
2.30
4:07PM
2.38
4:42AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
0.62
8:47PM
0.61
9:05AM
0.68
9:36PM
0.66
9:55AM
0.73
10:30PM
0.67
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:56-------5:54
Sunset---8:44-------8:45-------8:46----
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----121333211---172---12
Temp. °C161618171817171717181817171617171717171717171617
Feels °C (?)141314131312111111151816171514121214171817171618
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