Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
13.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (30 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)--
Afternoon (30 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (30 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
421
378
372
372
303
303
246
249
249
195
183
119
117
85
92
96
95
78
110
110
106
95
85
74
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
NE
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
W
5
SSE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:06PM2.65m
11:27AM2.59m
11:44PM2.68m
12:05PM2.59m
00:21AM2.69m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.44m
5:35PM0.46m
5:59AM0.41m
6:12PM0.44m
6:36AM0.40m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
9
8
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
Energy kJ
421
378
372
372
303
303
246
249
249
195
183
119
117
85
92
96
95
78
110
110
106
95
85
74
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
17
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.6
NW
6
Energy kJ
31
31
12
29
28
6
12
2
2
7
11
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1
11
11
11
38
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
ENE
2
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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