Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.9°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 (22 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)--
Afternoon (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
57
29
27
27
26
25
25
25
9
9
13
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:42PM2.19m
6:06AM2.07m
6:33PM2.26m
7:02AM2.18m
7:22PM2.34m
Low Tide
11:50PM0.87m
12:12PM0.88m
00:42AM0.77m
1:05PM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
17
13
12
12
11
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
16
10
9
10
9
13
10
11
13
14
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
14
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