Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.8° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 2AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
129
122
125
94
71
68
50
49
33
35
22
30
41
202
251
287
289
327
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:11PM2.71m
10:36AM2.57m
10:54PM2.66m
11:20AM2.55m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.33m
4:17AM0.37m
4:30PM0.40m
5:01AM0.41m
5:15PM0.52m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
11
10
9
7
8
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
12
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
7
7
7
6
3
0
1
5
5
3
5
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