Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Tauranga Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.3° 

Tauranga Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Tauranga Bay based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Tauranga Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Tauranga Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Cape Foulwind

3 km NNE46 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
No weather report
55
near gales from the SW
(56 km/h at 225°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Carters Beach

8 km ENE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
30
fresh winds from the SW
(30 km/h at 225°)
8.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

WestportAeroAws

11 km ENE5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear skies
40
strong winds from the SW
(41 km/h at 220°)
11.0 °C10 km
10 km

no observation

Westport

11 km SE63 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
35
fresh winds from the SW
(33 km/h at 225°)
9.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Charleston

15 km S23 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
30
moderate winds from the S
(28 km/h at 180°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

Ngakawau

39 km ENE1 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SE
(6 km/h at 135°)
9.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Ratanui

47 km S20 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
wind obs. (9 kph from 315 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
12.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Ghost Lake - Old Ghost Road

59 km E1233 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 270°)
0.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Little Wanganui

68 km NE5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 180°)
10.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Nelson Creek

70 km S67 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
8 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Tauranga Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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