Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 11AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNE
7
2
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
426
408
434
803
704
708
524
374
244
192
180
160
208
188
159
138
114
99
83
45
47
74
Wind (km/h)
25
N
15
N
15
NE
20
N
20
NNE
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:37AM2.31m
9:03PM2.44m
9:20AM2.37m
9:42PM2.49m
10:03AM2.43m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.70m
2:37PM0.62m
3:04AM0.62m
3:16PM0.58m
3:45AM0.57m
3:56PM0.58m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:04
 mm
3
5
9
12
4
14
13
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
16
17
14
13
12
12
13
13
16
16
14
13
13
14
14
14
16
16
13
12
Feels °C
12
13
13
14
15
10
9
6
6
7
8
11
12
9
9
9
10
11
10
12
12
9
8
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