Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.4° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 9PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (25 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (25 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Mon night).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
0
3
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.3
W
10
1.9
WNW
8
2.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
4.5
WNW
11
4.5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
11
2.4
NW
11
2.2
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1411
1557
1498
1460
1367
1137
980
834
780
796
313
427
906
2051
4174
5111
4493
3759
2091
1440
1107
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
40
N
40
NNW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:33AM2.84m
10:50PM2.96m
11:13AM2.96m
11:32PM3.04m
11:54AM3.03m
Low Tide
4:40PM0.17m
5:02AM0.05m
5:22PM0.06m
5:44AM0.00m
6:05PM0.01m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
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6:28
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6:28
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8:06
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8:07
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1
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18
11
7
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Temp °C
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
11
10
11
11
14
13
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
8
9
7
6
6
6
7
8
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