Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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 2AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (01 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (01 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
NNE
0.3
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
1.5
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)1010101110101078899988888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20201912192519251493460482492492407377367357319346314323334334368
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
S
15
SE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:01PM
2.34
8:23AM
2.47
8:50PM
2.40
9:07AM
2.48
9:35PM
2.45
9:49AM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:43PM
0.57
2:03AM
0.51
2:30PM
0.51
2:48AM
0.48
3:15PM
0.47
3:30AM
0.49
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------7:35-------7:37-------7:37-
Sunset-7:21-------7:20-------7:19------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11-------------1-
Temp. °C211815151516181920191818181718191918181818181919
Feels °C (?)181614141315171516151414141213131413131314141515
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