Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.6° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 3AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
27
25
15
12
18
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
9
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
E
10
N
5
NW
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:01AM2.41m
1:26PM2.34m
1:51AM2.38m
2:24PM2.33m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.74m
7:05AM0.65m
7:26PM0.80m
8:00AM0.66m
8:27PM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
5
4
5
5
5
8
7
7
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
9
9
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