Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Issued: 6 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is

16.8°C

Tauranga Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (18 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 18							Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	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)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 11	ENE 9	ENE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	28	26	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	12	8	12	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	26	25	25	25
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	S	NNE	NNE	NE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	N	NW	NNW	SSE	S	S	S	SE	NNW	NW	NW	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	on	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	on	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide	1:26AM2.15m				2:02PM2.20m				2:10AM2.08m				2:53PM2.14m				2:58AM2.03m				3:50PM2.12m
Low Tide			7:37AM0.84m				8:10PM0.92m				8:23AM0.90m				9:00PM0.96m				9:13AM0.95m				9:56PM0.96m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	14	15	15	15	13	12	11	11	13	14	15	17	14	13	12	11	13	14	16	18	14
Feels °C	8	9	12	11	12	13	12	10	9	9	13	11	12	16	12	11	10	9	13	11	12	16	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	28	26	23	16	17	15	16	15	16	8	8	11	11	30	30	29	29	28	28	26	25	25	25
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	NNW 3
kJ	26	26	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	8	8	8	30	11	11	13	13	13	11	10	5	5	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	ENE 11	NE 11	ENE 11	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	ESE 7
kJ	21	20	20	20	19	19	18	17	17	12	5	12	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 4	—	—	NW 3	NW 3	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	2	2	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	65	65	52	0	0	0	52	52	65	10	10	0	0	0	0	3	65	65	10	65
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Ledge	Moureeses	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	6	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Bali Village Indonesia	Pascuales Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Keusik Luhur Indonesia	Trial Harbour Australia	Brak River South Africa	Kaka Point New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	6	6	7	5	4	4	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	6	5	5	4

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