Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Issued: 11 pm 02 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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 5AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
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
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
517
505
432
496
505
505
505
505
365
365
800
787
800
797
657
635
544
454
416
401
338
332
326
319
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
20
N
30
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:56PM2.35m
10:03AM2.20m
10:34PM2.35m
10:44AM2.21m
11:13PM2.36m
11:26AM2.21m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.72m
4:04PM0.63m
4:38AM0.69m
4:41PM0.65m
5:18AM0.68m
5:21PM0.67m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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
5:24
 mm
1
3
4
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
14
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
15
14
14
12
12
13
15
16
14
Feels °C
10
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
10
11
10
11
10
10
9
10
10
12
12
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
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
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
Energy kJ
517
505
432
496
505
505
505
505
365
365
800
787
800
797
657
635
544
454
416
401
338
332
326
319
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
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
1.3
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
2
2
148
206
260
2
2
2
2
117
70
44
32
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
2
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
N
5
1.5
N
5
1.6
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
5
0.7
NW
4
Energy kJ
22
51
124
188
21
18
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
21
21
51
51
60
60
60
64
113
546
432
73
10
0
0
3
3
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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