Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
15.0° C

1.0°C warmer than 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 (11 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 10PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)--
Afternoon (11 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (11 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
W
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1358
1223
1031
862
862
923
1025
1150
1382
734
514
1069
1081
1175
1165
1184
1152
994
966
939
887
746
617
608
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
0
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:09PM2.56m
7:34AM2.68m
8:06PM2.70m
8:32AM2.80m
9:01PM2.85m
9:28AM2.91m
Low Tide
1:19AM0.46m
1:50PM0.33m
2:17AM0.31m
2:46PM0.23m
3:14AM0.17m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
6
9
10
10
10
10
11
10
12
12
10
9
10
10
11
10
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
W
10
1.3
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
W
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1358
1223
1031
862
862
923
1025
1150
1382
734
279
1069
1081
1175
1165
1184
1152
994
966
939
887
746
617
608
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
21
0.3
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
1.2
W
10
1.1
WSW
14
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
Energy kJ
45
75
180
180
16
17
284
514
251
192
150
122
84
65
65
58
59
66
77
522
522
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
19
0.7
W
18
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.2
W
23
0.3
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
21
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
W
19
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
Energy kJ
30
311
11
11
41
91
154
144
395
365
64
59
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
29
12
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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