Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.8° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 4PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
337
270
187
121
92
55
50
28
27
27
26
34
33
33
32
23
23
23
23
21
20
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
S
Wind State
off
off
off
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:24AM2.31m
10:49PM2.44m
11:06AM2.34m
11:30PM2.44m
11:49AM2.35m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.61m
4:52AM0.62m
5:00PM0.64m
5:33AM0.62m
5:44PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
9
12
14
12
11
11
12
13
13
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
4
7
10
8
8
8
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
9
10
10
8
8
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