Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 2PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
28
28
27
25
26
73
71
96
93
85
59
58
57
45
27
27
26
25
25
15
9
9
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
0
WSW
15
NNW
20
NW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
15
N
15
N
10
NE
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:56AM1.99m
4:48PM2.14m
5:02AM2.01m
5:42PM2.19m
6:06AM2.07m
6:33PM2.26m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.96m
10:54PM0.93m
11:12AM0.94m
11:50PM0.87m
12:12PM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
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6:33
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6:33
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7:43
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7:44
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7:45
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Temp °C
12
11
13
14
15
16
15
13
12
11
12
15
17
17
12
12
11
11
14
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
12
10
13
11
12
14
14
11
10
9
12
12
13
14
9
10
9
9
13
12
13
13
15
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