Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 6PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (25 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (25 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
2.2
NE
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)89999999910101010109999998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104812371671177421322457260627033132383735793478391729261836153213311065931753567509428394
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NNE
45
NNE
25
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassononglassglassoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:56PM
2.44
2:31AM
2.45
2:54PM
2.35
3:35AM
2.37
3:56PM
2.27
4:42AM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:39AM
0.66
8:04PM
0.56
8:38AM
0.72
9:05PM
0.62
9:42AM
0.76
10:09PM
0.66
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--------7:31-------7:31-------
Sunset---7:30-------7:28-------7:27----
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1143691010810138562----------
Temp. °C171818181919192020202020202019191921212019191818
Feels °C (?)121313131414141514141515192120212122222220201918
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