Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Issued: 5 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (14 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 9PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14			Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 6	NW 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	E 13	NW 5	E 14	ESE 19	E 18	E 18	E 17	E 17
Wave Graph
kJ	24	12	11	17	17	19	20	10	26	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	13	19	37	119	167	222	212	270
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	S	SW	WNW	WNW	W	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide			8:00PM2.64m				8:18AM2.51m				8:55PM2.71m					9:15AM2.54m				9:47PM2.75m				10:09AM2.55m
Low Tide	1:28PM0.37m				2:02AM0.53m				2:24PM0.30m				2:59AM0.45m					3:17PM0.27m				3:53AM0.40m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—
	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	14	14	13	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	18	16	15	15	13	13	12	14
Feels °C	15	15	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	16	14	13	14	12	11	10	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NNE 4	NW 6	NW 6	N 5	NNE 4	ESE 10	NNW 4	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	E 13	NNW 5	NNW 5	ESE 19	E 18	E 18	E 17	E 17
kJ	4	8	11	8	10	3	20	4	26	23	23	23	22	3	8	7	13	9	9	119	167	222	212	270
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	NW 6	NE 4	NE 4	ESE 9	NW 6	NNW 6	ESE 10	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 14	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	N 4
kJ	19	10	3	5	17	5	3	10	2	2	10	10	10	22	22	22	10	11	37	4	4	4	2	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	ESE 10	N 5	ESE 9	NE 10	ESE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 10	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 14	ESE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NNE 9
kJ	5	10	4	17	4	19	10	10	10	4	2	2	2	10	4	4	4	16	9	9	9	3	3	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	24	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	9	19	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Pataua Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	112	17	60	60	60	60	60	92	114	65	65	73	73	73	65	101	17	15	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Tawharanui	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Scott Point	Scott Point	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Ocean Beach (Whangarei)	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay	Takou Bay	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	Moureeses	The Ledge
Rating (10 max)	1	3	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	7	5	4	5	5	5	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Buchupureo Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Bancoora Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Baboon Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	5	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	5	6

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