Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 21 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
16.9° 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 4AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)161616151414131312121212181816161615141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)508483851201101019987858687103156137337259237215341336261229173
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
NNW
5
WSW
10
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44AM
2.83
2:17PM
2.66
2:44AM
2.66
3:22PM
2.48
3:53AM
2.53
4:37PM
2.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:33PM
0.26
8:04AM
0.27
8:30PM
0.44
9:07AM
0.43
9:35PM
0.60
10:18AM
0.56
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----7:11-------7:13-------7:13---
Sunset------5:52-------5:51-------5:49-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C10999101315141110109101212121212111111121212
Feels °C (?)33434811107665610999109910977
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