Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 NZST
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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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 9AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (27 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (27 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
W
12
0.5
WSW
21
0.6
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1919
1846
1637
1592
1360
1106
960
823
713
572
454
439
367
303
298
274
253
304
395
387
352
337
360
352
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
E
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
15
S
5
SSE
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:24AM2.54m
7:56PM2.49m
8:15AM2.61m
8:42PM2.59m
8:59AM2.68m
9:22PM2.67m
Low Tide
1:05AM0.61m
1:39PM0.48m
2:00AM0.52m
2:28PM0.39m
2:47AM0.43m
3:10PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:16
7:18
7:18
7:20
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5:45
5:44
5:43
5:40
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
11
11
12
14
12
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
W
7
Energy kJ
1919
1846
1637
1592
1360
1106
960
823
713
572
454
439
367
303
298
274
209
247
198
191
352
181
127
134
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
23
0.4
WSW
22
0.5
W
22
0.5
WSW
21
0.6
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
19
0.5
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
18
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
3
3
6
31
6
26
50
106
157
236
253
304
395
387
101
337
225
352
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
26
0.2
W
24
0.2
WSW
24
0.3
WSW
16
0.1
N
12
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.8
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
13
Energy kJ
6
6
3
3
13
46
55
50
3
42
42
42
41
74
5
5
360
165
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
1.2
WSW
6
Energy kJ
275
119
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
4
0
0
16
12
12
12
0
0
0
0
12
29
12
0
0
0
0
4
4
12
12
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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