Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 NZST
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Tauranga Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 6AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (25 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (25 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.4
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2937
2937
2997
2866
2852
2798
2798
2715
2570
2490
2243
1906
1665
1385
1169
869
712
542
382
373
307
300
260
231
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
40
E
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:55AM2.40m
3:26PM2.21m
3:49AM2.36m
4:25PM2.21m
4:40AM2.32m
5:19PM2.23m
Low Tide
8:26PM0.64m
9:06AM0.61m
9:24PM0.71m
10:01AM0.62m
10:22PM0.75m
10:53AM0.62m
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7:18
7:18
7:20
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5:22
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
18
16
15
14
13
13
12
13
14
15
15
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
12
13
12
15
13
13
12
11
11
10
12
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.4
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
Energy kJ
2490
2243
1906
1665
1385
1169
869
712
542
382
373
307
300
260
231
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
Energy kJ
234
210
148
122
161
279
231
227
223
181
181
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
11
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
2937
2937
2997
2866
2852
2798
2798
2715
2570
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
211
211
211
211
60
60
60
60
60
60
29
29
29
29
29
21
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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