Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.3° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 6AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (04 Aug)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
0
0
0
!
!
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5338
1694
1629
2031
2108
1540
1027
740
531
989
744
613
522
447
345
263
203
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
5
NW
5
S
5
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
1:47AM2.74m
2:12PM2.61m
2:31AM2.66m
2:59PM2.54m
Low Tide
7:38PM0.35m
8:04AM0.32m
8:21PM0.43m
8:49AM0.41m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
9
10
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
8
8
Feels °C
4
2
3
6
6
4
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
4
5
5
5
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