Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Issued: 12 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is

16.9°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 (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 3AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Evening (07 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Monday 9								Tue 10
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
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	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 6	N 6	N 6	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	N 13	NE 7	N 13	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	73	71	72	130	64	69	135	147	151	140	75	65	48	48	46	64	66	75	85	69	85	99	144	236	237	257	223
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	ENE	E	NE	NW	NE	N	N	NNE	N	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide				7:12AM2.31m				7:26PM2.39m				8:02AM2.37m				8:13PM2.38m				8:48AM2.42m				8:57PM2.36m
Low Tide	00:49AM0.54m					1:12PM0.62m				1:37AM0.50m				1:59PM0.60m				2:23AM0.48m				2:44PM0.60m				3:07AM0.48m


	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	8:01
mm	3	7	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	8	2	6	9	6	3	2	3
Temp °C	18	18	17	17	19	18	18	17	16	16	15	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	18	18	16	16	17	15	16	15	15	15	14	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	17	18	18	18	15	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 6	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	73	71	59	98	43	69	38	147	151	140	75	56	48	48	46	64	66	75	73	69	81	99	144	236	48	26	26
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 15	ENE 8	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 13	N 14	ENE 8	ENE 7	N 14	N 15	N 14	N 6	N 6	N 13	N 13	N 5	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 19	N 19	N 19
kJ	2	2	17	40	45	20	20	20	13	33	51	48	37	38	37	18	11	55	85	15	85	84	53	51	29	29	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 18	N 12	N 10	N 16	NE 12	N 13	N 13	N 13	NW 7	NW 7	N 14	N 14	ENE 10	ENE 10	N 12	N 13	N 14	N 6	NNW 6	N 13	NNW 5	N 20	N 21	N 18	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	6	3	2	19	6	14	14	13	2	2	64	65	10	19	25	28	57	11	11	55	9	8	9	7	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 6	NNE 7	NW 7	—	—	NW 7	—	N 6	N 6	N 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	47	58	72	130	64	45	135	2	—	—	25	—	39	39	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	237	257	223
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Back Beach Taranaki	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Te Paki Northland	Te Paki Northland	Te Paki Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	1	3	3	3
Distance (km)	64	9	9	3	82	32	385	452	94	32	10	3	3	3	32	32	9	10	15	29	60	60	94	112	113	113	113
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Ninety Mile Beach	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Scott Point	Fairway Reef			Forestry	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	The Ledge	The Box	Twilight Beach	The Box	Waipu River	Marsden Point	Te Paki	Scott Point	Scott Point
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	2	1			2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	1	1	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Loisell's East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Weld Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Back Beach New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Little River State Beach United States	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Arrawarra Australia	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Ghost Tree United States	Ghost Tree United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ghost Tree United States
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	6	9	9	9	8

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