Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.1° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 3PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (14 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (14 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.5
W
10
1.8
W
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2482
2228
2020
1826
1464
1321
1158
1016
742
721
615
497
475
396
390
424
469
489
736
1189
1275
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
12:23PM2.88m
00:40AM2.85m
12:59PM2.75m
1:18AM2.67m
1:37PM2.59m
Low Tide
6:16AM0.09m
6:33PM0.18m
6:53AM0.24m
7:12PM0.34m
7:31AM0.43m
7:52PM0.52m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
9
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
6
6
7
6
7
6
8
9
8
9
10
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
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