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Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
17.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)111111111111111111131111121313131312121212222221
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)828181811091091091091111018485119195192186181131127125109160236233
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
S
10
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
WSW
20
SW
15
W
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
NNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffcross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01PM
2.75
12:21AM
2.70
12:37PM
2.82
12:57AM
2.74
1:13PM
2.87
1:34AM
2.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:14PM
0.32
6:27AM
0.32
6:51PM
0.24
7:04AM
0.27
7:28PM
0.19
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:22-------6:24
Sunset---9:07-------9:06-------9:06----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------1-51322
Temp. °C141617171615141316181918171616161617191718171716
Feels °C (?)121312131413131014151416161514141515181519171818
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