Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.8°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 11PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
!
!
!
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.4
WSW
3
W
Period(s) (?)121615141413131212121212121111121211111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94811603221320435432860164722821987208420351857166015202213336525151739143913541527160910861747
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
5
NW
10
W
5
WNW
5
E
10
ENE
10
WSW
20
SW
15
W
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------7:03-------7:03-------7:05-
Sunset-6:06-------6:04-------6:02------
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-4433211242382-1--721211
Temp. °C161615141413141514121313121213141414141413131414
Feels °C (?)1313108889111091210111011121011864446
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