Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
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5
4
4
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
2
WSW
2.1
W
2.1
W
3
WNW
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.9
W
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)1399111110101212131314151515141414141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7991350181994999193614702486236424412483306039154076402134363376288619331218515424350276
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
15
N
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:37PM
3.04
10:57AM
3.13
11:20PM
3.09
11:42AM
3.11
12:04AM
3.07
12:29PM
3.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:46AM
-0.03
5:10PM
-0.08
5:31AM
-0.06
5:54PM
-0.03
6:18AM
-0.01
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----7:07-------7:07-------7:09---
Sunset------5:58-------5:57-------5:54-
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
66105422111271-11--------
Temp. °C161617161515151414141414151614151312111115161615
Feels °C (?)111111121113141312111111111211121097789107
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