Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.8° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 6PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (10 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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 Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1271
1239
1082
938
902
716
602
549
1450
1271
1255
1255
1411
1239
1224
1193
948
923
784
744
669
536
443
346
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
0
SW
5
SE
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:01AM2.51m
6:38PM2.50m
7:10AM2.57m
7:44PM2.62m
8:16AM2.68m
8:45PM2.77m
Low Tide
12:20PM0.52m
00:52AM0.52m
1:26PM0.46m
1:58AM0.40m
2:29PM0.36m
3:01AM0.24m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
9
11
9
8
8
8
8
8
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
11
Feels °C
1
5
7
5
5
4
4
5
4
8
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
6
6
5
5
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