Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.9° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 12PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1 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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
61
62
61
59
58
58
58
56
58
59
59
62
67
50
52
50
47
47
48
52
55
56
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
NW
25
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:13AM2.48m
9:28PM2.50m
9:59AM2.52m
10:10PM2.47m
10:42AM2.53m
Low Tide
2:52AM0.43m
3:10PM0.47m
3:35AM0.41m
3:52PM0.50m
4:17AM0.43m
4:35PM0.57m
rain showers
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cloud
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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6:48
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6:46
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7:35
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7:35
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1
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Temp °C
16
16
17
20
21
19
17
16
15
15
17
20
21
20
17
16
15
15
17
18
18
18
16
Feels °C
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
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