Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.4° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 5AM is: 4.0m 17s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)13ft (4.0m)17s
Afternoon (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
16
4
W
16
4
W
17
4
W
17
4
W
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7837
7945
7918
8188
8523
4751
4003
3341
2766
2696
2218
1682
1158
966
838
926
854
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
W
20
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNE
35
NW
30
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
15
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:34AM2.34m
6:12PM2.41m
6:56AM2.40m
7:27PM2.55m
Low Tide
11:12PM0.67m
11:50AM0.72m
00:33AM0.61m
1:06PM0.63m
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:15
 mm
1
1
6
5
2
6
8
6
5
7
7
10
8
5
4
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
9
8
8
9
10
10
Feels °C
8
8
9
8
8
6
8
9
13
13
11
3
1
5
6
8
8
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