Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.3°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 7PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (01 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (01 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)1098889988888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1928309339255429429346367327327345337359318326368333374392350367333300
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:23AM
2.47
8:50PM
2.40
9:07AM
2.48
9:35PM
2.45
9:49AM
2.47
10:18PM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:30PM
0.51
2:48AM
0.48
3:15PM
0.47
3:30AM
0.49
3:56PM
0.46
4:11AM
0.54
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise--------7:37-------7:37-------
Sunset---7:20-------7:19-------7:16----
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C172019191918181818191918181918181819191818181818
Feels °C (?)161715151514131313141413141514141315151415151616
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