Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.7° C
0.7° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
187
173
173
100
139
141
141
141
184
176
197
201
218
201
235
275
248
253
301
294
250
260
260
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:47PM2.22m
2:16AM2.34m
2:46PM2.25m
3:10AM2.35m
3:52PM2.29m
4:08AM2.36m
Low Tide
7:46PM0.82m
8:26AM0.69m
8:47PM0.85m
9:23AM0.66m
9:53PM0.85m
10:24AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
13
12
11
12
14
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
13
13
12
11
10
9
9
10
12
Feels °C
12
10
9
10
9
8
9
10
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
8
8
9
8
7
5
6
7
10
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