Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 14 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
17.6° C
(Which is 1.6°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 3AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (15 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
4
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)121212111212111111101010101011111112121212121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)204918701673141328313278216617081538192726712692280127572759255825132482227719661820169318542101
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
E
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----7:03-------7:05-------7:05---
Sunset-------6:02-------6:00-------6:00
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
532----134222211-11--123
Temp. °C131312111214141415141413131314141313131213151616
Feels °C (?)101110810111198644446679111010121212
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