Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 23 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
16.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 5AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
259
237
215
341
336
261
229
173
173
173
322
437
644
764
763
704
588
444
437
431
345
313
599
694
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:53AM2.53m
4:37PM2.36m
5:09AM2.46m
5:54PM2.34m
6:22AM2.47m
Low Tide
9:35PM0.60m
10:18AM0.56m
10:47PM0.68m
11:32AM0.60m
00:00AM0.68m
12:41PM0.56m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:13
7:15
7:16
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5:49
5:47
5:46
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
15
14
14
13
12
11
12
13
14
15
14
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
11
11
9
10
11
11
9
10
11
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
Energy kJ
259
237
215
341
336
261
229
173
173
173
322
437
644
764
763
704
588
444
437
431
345
313
599
694
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
21
0.3
WSW
20
0.5
W
18
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
Energy kJ
71
69
101
3
4
4
3
8
75
167
168
169
91
47
88
115
111
108
89
72
74
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
21
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.4
SW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
10
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
Energy kJ
3
3
3
9
3
3
10
7
5
38
9
9
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.9
WSW
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
12
29
12
4
0
0
0
0
29
29
29
0
0
0
0
0
29
29
29
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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