Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.5
N
1.7
NNW
1.3
N
1.6
NNW
1.1
N
1.2
N
1
NNE
1.5
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.3
N
1.7
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.5
NNW
2.2
NW
1.4
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)777777777787777778878887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)374458469328246302186259117139116192128121293340186355210231516220161202
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
15
W
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
30
NNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:56PM
2.62
9:12AM
2.62
9:47PM
2.69
10:02AM
2.62
10:37PM
2.71
10:55AM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
0.50
3:17PM
0.31
3:42AM
0.48
4:07PM
0.31
4:36AM
0.50
4:59PM
0.35
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:52---
Sunset------5:55-------5:54-------5:52-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
3372---1133-21211111111-
Temp. °C191818181819191716171515161716151515151516171716
Feels °C (?)141313151716161614131111121312121211111012141414
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