Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Issued: 11 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 6AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (02 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
514
740
613
769
855
698
673
585
515
440
496
496
496
505
505
496
365
365
787
775
787
771
635
544
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:19PM2.33m
9:22AM2.19m
9:56PM2.35m
10:03AM2.20m
10:34PM2.35m
10:44AM2.21m
Low Tide
3:17AM0.76m
3:27PM0.63m
3:58AM0.72m
4:04PM0.63m
4:38AM0.69m
4:41PM0.65m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:23
 mm
3
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
16
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
11
12
10
10
11
12
13
11
11
10
11
10
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
Energy kJ
514
514
613
769
855
698
673
585
515
440
496
496
496
505
505
496
365
365
787
775
787
771
635
544
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
E
14
0.8
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
2
2
5
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
148
206
260
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
10
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
Energy kJ
740
20
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
21
33
21
21
21
60
60
0
0
0
21
21
0
0
51
51
51
60
60
60
64
113
385
112
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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