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Tauranga Bay surf break

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 26 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
15.9° C
 (Which is 1.1°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 8PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)--
Afternoon (26 Nov)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (26 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)999888888889988899101010111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)609412287273161128133179682639608454411482450266246293504580689716730663
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
30
N
15
N
10
N
15
NE
10
NE
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:44AM
2.30
4:07PM
2.38
4:42AM
2.27
5:06PM
2.38
5:45AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36PM
0.66
9:55AM
0.73
10:30PM
0.67
10:52AM
0.74
11:30PM
0.63
11:53AM
0.71
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise-----5:56-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset-8:45-------8:46-------8:47------
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
21----7921--1-----------
Temp. °C181717161617171717171717161617171716151313131415
Feels °C (?)171616141312111416171717161615131312111099910
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