Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.2° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 10AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (22 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (22 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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5
!
0
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5
5
4
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
14
2.5
W
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1313
2254
3045
2081
2498
1569
1330
1338
4431
6073
3460
4239
4293
5715
5007
4412
3963
3397
3034
2493
2203
1797
1548
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
25
SSW
10
E
5
NE
30
SW
30
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:22AM2.18m
7:44PM2.32m
8:11AM2.34m
8:28PM2.49m
8:52AM2.51m
Low Tide
1:06AM0.88m
1:29PM0.85m
1:59AM0.71m
2:16PM0.67m
2:42AM0.52m
2:57PM0.49m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:31
 mm
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
10
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
6
2
2
2
1
3
3
1
0
1
5
7
3
2
4
6
4
4
5
6
4
5
6
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