Tauranga Bay Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (35.00° S 173.83° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 17 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 18.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 9AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Afternoon (17 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (17 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

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	Monday 17							Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thu 20
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	183	181	186	225	230	225	225	262	399	408	425	522	622	532	540	556	942	1308	1352	1352	1352	1169	735	676
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	WNW	ENE	NNE	NNW	N	NNW	NW	WNW	W
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)		6:47AM 2.20				6:56PM 2.26					7:34AM 2.25				7:41PM 2.25				8:19AM 2.29				8:23PM 2.24
Low Tide / height (m)				12:45PM 0.78					1:08AM 0.66				1:32PM 0.77				1:53AM 0.64				2:15PM 0.77

	Monday 17							Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thu 20
Sunrise	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:10	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	19	20	20	21	19	18
Feels °C (?)	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	18	17	18	20	22	21	20	18	17	19	19	19	20	19	18

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