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Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 7AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.3
NW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)9139139991281111118118888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)253325252727272717313031173021647475675575115149145
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
15
NNW
20
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crossglassonononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25AM
2.16
5:23PM
2.15
6:19AM
2.17
6:16PM
2.12
7:11AM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52PM
0.86
11:20AM
1.05
11:44PM
0.89
12:15PM
1.05
12:37AM
0.88
1:06PM
1.01
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---6:24-------6:24-------6:26----
Sunset-------8:40-------8:40-------8:40
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1211----------
Temp. °C201920212323222221212121222223222019181721222323
Feels °C (?)222122222222212222212120232222212120191721202123
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