Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.5° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 9AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.3
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
NE
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
70
110
95
76
119
62
47
33
31
30
22
15
15
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
15
18
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:56AM2.52m
1:23PM2.37m
1:42AM2.42m
2:13PM2.30m
2:28AM2.32m
3:08PM2.23m
Low Tide
7:04AM0.55m
7:21PM0.74m
7:52AM0.66m
8:11PM0.86m
8:42AM0.76m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
10
11
14
15
13
13
12
13
14
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
8
10
11
11
10
9
8
8
7
9
11
12
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
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