Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
11.9°C
1.1° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 9AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
4
4
4
3
4
1
0
0
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
W
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.6
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
934
837
756
767
651
612
827
827
357
353
349
363
986
1049
1007
1106
670
846
800
666
408
335
1121
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
E
15
NE
5
NE
10
S
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
5
WSW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:02AM2.86m
2:25PM2.79m
2:53AM2.69m
3:19PM2.63m
3:53AM2.51m
4:24PM2.49m
Low Tide
8:16AM0.25m
8:42PM0.30m
9:08AM0.43m
9:39PM0.46m
10:09AM0.60m
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8
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Temp °C
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
8
8
12
11
10
10
11
9
10
11
10
8
7
9
8
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