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Tauranga Bay Surf Photo: 'Low Tide' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Issued: 11 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is

13.6° 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.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	E		WSW	NNW
	12 s	glass		12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	E		WSW	NNW
	12 s	glass		12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE		WSW	NNW
	12 s	glass		12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE		WSW	NW
	12 s	glass		12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE		WSW	NNE
	12 s	glass		12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE		WSW	N
	12 s	glass		12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE		WSW	N
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE		WSW	N
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE	N	WSW	N
	12 s	cross- off	7 s	12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNE	N	WSW	N
	12 s	cross	7 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNE	N	WSW	WSW
	12 s	cross	7 s	12 s	22 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNE	N	WSW	WSW
	12 s	cross	7 s	12 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE	N	WSW	WSW
	12 s	cross- off	8 s	12 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE	E	WSW	N
	13 s	cross- off	2 s	13 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE	N	WSW	N
	16 s	cross- off	8 s	16 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE	NNE	WSW	N
	15 s	cross- off	7 s	15 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE		WSW	N
	15 s	cross- off		15 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 27 minutes before low water (at low ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.5m (1.7 ft). Range 3.49m (11.5 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Tauranga Bay Surf Photo: 'Low Tide' by Rob Davies

Low tide left, 5 days after the swell had peaked and still good.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 11:33 am 4 May 2013