Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
2
2
2
2
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.4
WSW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)151514141414141313131312121111121111111111161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39153766371434363423338825101684623851724594387253173140102936868668483121
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
E
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:42AM
3.11
12:04AM
3.07
12:29PM
3.02
12:52AM
2.98
1:20PM
2.86
1:44AM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:54PM
-0.03
6:18AM
-0.01
6:42PM
0.09
7:09AM
0.10
7:33PM
0.26
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise7:07-------7:09-------7:11-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:54-------5:53-----
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2-----------------------
Temp. °C1515151514131213141614121199891213119888
Feels °C (?)11111213121099101086433258754323
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