Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is

15.4°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 (03 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 1PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (03 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (03 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun morning).
	Saturday 3							Sunday 4								Monday 5
	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)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NNE 9	NE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	9	15	20	30	44	44	62	70	71	71	71	71	528	579	558	527	410	340	279	233	233	287	368
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	WSW	NW	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:25AM2.43m				1:58PM2.46m				2:21AM2.35m				2:59PM2.39m				3:21AM2.27m					4:06PM2.34m
Low Tide			7:31AM0.54m				8:05PM0.70m				8:30AM0.60m				9:07PM0.73m				9:33AM0.64m


	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	11	13	16	18	16	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	8	9	12	13	16	13	10	11	12	13	11	6	6	7	7	6	7	6	6	7	7	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NNE 9	NE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 13	NNE 13
kJ	9	15	20	30	44	44	62	70	71	71	71	71	81	53	54	45	41	41	40	50	30	17	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	—	N 18	N 18	N 17	NW 4	—	NE 16	NE 16	NNE 16	NE 16	NNE 15	NNE 15	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NE 14	NE 14
kJ	6	7	—	6	6	6	1	—	10	10	24	10	22	21	21	20	19	18	17	17	17	7	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 18	NE 18	E 19	NE 17	NE 17	NE 16	E 16	E 18	NE 18	NE 17	NE 16	NE 15	NE 15	NE 15	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 14	N 14	N 13
kJ	—	—	6	12	7	12	11	11	5	6	12	12	10	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	8	4	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	ESE 6	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	126	528	579	558	527	410	340	279	233	233	287	368
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Spirits Bay Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	2	1	4	4	3	4	3
Distance (km)	65	65	65	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	110	211	73	73	73	33	51	211	60	60	60	60
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Taupo Bay	Takou Bay	The Ledge	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Spirits Bay		The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Raupo Bay		Waipapakauri Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1		4	4	4	3	1		4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Gas Bay Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Puertecillo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Nunoshima Japan	Barrancon Chile	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	5	4	4

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