Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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
15.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 9PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)--
Afternoon (18 Nov)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (18 Nov)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.6
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)11111110101010999913141413131313131314141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2501259521021479104582164347037830724495815261715160915851561124512691269121511061090958
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNE
35
NE
25
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
NE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:26PM
2.61
10:46AM
2.65
11:02PM
2.65
11:20AM
2.69
11:38PM
2.66
11:56AM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:36AM
0.41
4:55PM
0.42
5:12AM
0.40
5:32PM
0.39
5:48AM
0.40
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:00-------6:00--
Sunset-8:36-------8:37-------8:37------
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
4671---1-2213-----------
Temp. °C161616171716171616151516151516161516161515151717
Feels °C (?)101113161616171716161517151415121012131213131413
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