Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Issued: 11 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
17.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
86
45
33
32
50
55
57
58
68
68
68
66
65
66
96
125
161
181
260
296
314
320
312
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:45PM2.22m
4:51AM2.22m
5:38PM2.23m
5:41AM2.19m
6:27PM2.25m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.71m
10:42PM0.90m
11:06AM0.74m
11:35PM0.92m
11:56AM0.75m
00:24AM0.91m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
4
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
14
16
16
13
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
3
4
6
7
6
8
8
11
12
12
10
9
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
239
86
45
33
32
50
55
57
58
68
68
68
66
65
66
96
125
161
181
260
296
314
320
312
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
E
12
0.2
WNW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
NW
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
W
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
W
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.4
SE
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
67
49
25
9
5
3
6
23
4
2
8
23
23
1
2
1
3
12
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
7
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
12
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
2
5
5
3
5
3
12
10
5
2
3
2
1
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
14
21
21
16
16
14
17
13
26
30
30
21
9
9
9
5
4
3
2
1
3
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
52
130
249
249
249
61
10
249
386
287
249
249
10
3
3
3
10
0
0
0
0
15
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
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