Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.3° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 8AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
15
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
1.1
NW
6
0.3
ESE
12
1.1
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
18
12
17
14
14
32
37
38
29
28
58
58
57
57
55
54
51
34
51
75
28
98
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
W
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:37AM2.17m
7:04PM2.33m
7:24AM2.27m
7:47PM2.41m
8:10AM2.37m
8:30PM2.48m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.85m
12:44PM0.78m
1:08AM0.74m
1:27PM0.69m
1:52AM0.63m
2:08PM0.62m
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Temp °C
10
10
11
14
15
13
12
12
11
12
13
16
15
14
12
12
12
13
14
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
7
7
8
10
13
8
8
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
8
8
7
9
9
10
10
10
10
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