Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.7° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 2AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.3
NE
8
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.2
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
80
65
51
35
25
25
25
26
45
56
13
25
19
14
13
12
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:02AM2.22m
1:40PM2.20m
1:46AM2.13m
2:35PM2.13m
Low Tide
6:56PM0.92m
7:17AM0.87m
7:44PM1.00m
8:06AM0.95m
8:37PM1.05m
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
13
12
14
16
16
14
14
15
15
15
16
17
16
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
10
11
12
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
10
8
9
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