Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
15.9° 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 11AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
62
66
78
70
44
42
27
39
37
34
18
17
16
8
8
8
9
14
34
44
43
36
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:44AM2.28m
2:23PM2.22m
2:30AM2.19m
3:21PM2.15m
3:22AM2.11m
4:22PM2.13m
Low Tide
7:59AM0.84m
8:23PM1.01m
8:51AM0.93m
9:19PM1.07m
9:46AM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
9
9
9
11
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
9
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
11
11
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