Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.6° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 7AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
812
690
590
590
499
418
411
263
250
186
145
140
140
346
455
359
961
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
3:23AM2.55m
3:52PM2.41m
4:15AM2.38m
4:47PM2.30m
Low Tide
9:12PM0.48m
9:40AM0.52m
10:04PM0.65m
10:32AM0.69m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
11
10
10
8
9
10
7
7
5
7
8
8
9
8
9
10
9
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