Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.3° 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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 5AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
14
0.5
E
14
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
98
128
125
117
113
127
176
176
173
176
176
176
176
176
178
232
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:58AM2.11m
6:46PM2.22m
6:48AM2.13m
7:31PM2.26m
Low Tide
11:53PM1.02m
12:16PM0.85m
00:42AM0.97m
1:05PM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
12
13
14
12
12
12
12
11
11
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
8
6
6
7
7
8
10
8
9
9
9
8
8
11
12
10
8
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