Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
14.3° C
1.0° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 4PM is: 1.0m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
19
1.1
WSW
18
1.9
WSW
18
1.6
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1851
1464
763
930
826
2265
1501
1694
1327
1239
1082
1068
902
716
660
549
1282
1271
1255
1255
1255
1239
1224
1055
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
0
ENE
0
SW
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:31PM2.44m
6:01AM2.51m
6:38PM2.50m
7:10AM2.57m
7:44PM2.62m
Low Tide
11:15AM0.54m
11:44PM0.59m
12:20PM0.52m
00:52AM0.52m
1:26PM0.46m
1:58AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
12
10
8
6
6
6
6
9
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
5
7
8
6
3
1
1
2
2
5
7
8
5
5
5
5
4
8
8
8
6
7
6
6
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