Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.1° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 7PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
E
8
1.1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
149
147
159
132
132
92
115
70
95
197
270
275
294
336
284
226
221
216
217
177
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
20
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
0
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:11PM2.35m
5:37AM2.22m
6:11PM2.39m
6:40AM2.27m
7:06PM2.44m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.65m
11:20PM0.70m
11:44AM0.62m
00:21AM0.63m
12:44PM0.57m
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6:52
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Temp °C
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
14
15
17
17
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
11
12
11
10
10
10
9
13
11
12
14
13
13
13
13
15
14
14
14
15
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