Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

Tauranga Bay WaveFinder

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
14.3° C
1.0° 

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


Tauranga Bay surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, W swell with cross-onshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period, W swell with 5,581 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tauranga Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Tauranga Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.1m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 21s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Tauranga Bay in the next 16 days are 3.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 9AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9AM (Thu 9th Jul)7ft (2.1m) 14s
Best Surf 6AM (Wed 15th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 16s
Most Powerful12PM (Wed 15th Jul)11ft (3.5m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tauranga Bay over the next 16 days.


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