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Tauranga Bay Surf Forecast
/ West Coast South Island (21 surf breaks) /
Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 17 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 1PM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 2237 | 2471 | 2161 | 1882 | 1613 | 1382 | 1402 | 1664 | 1500 | 1257 | 1663 | 1451 | 3130 | 2375 | 1668 | 1200 | 863 | 1116 | 2610 | 3028 | 2759 | 2168 | 1742 | 1379 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:56PM 2.43 | 5:37AM 2.38 | 6:14PM 2.41 | 6:57AM 2.38 | 7:29PM 2.48 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:38AM 0.60 | 11:16PM 0.63 | 11:52AM 0.69 | 12:34AM 0.64 | 1:08PM 0.67 | 1:47AM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island
Calm condsitions have become offshore at Tauranga Bay (light winds from the E at HokitikaAeroAws 112 km from Tauranga Bay). A 2.1m long period groundswell from the W
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