Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 11PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.4
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
494
956
778
587
450
338
286
205
156
145
138
117
117
114
99
110
110
87
88
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NE
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:03PM2.44m
9:20AM2.37m
9:42PM2.49m
10:03AM2.43m
Low Tide
2:37PM0.62m
3:04AM0.62m
3:16PM0.58m
3:45AM0.57m
3:56PM0.58m
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:04
 mm
4
7
10
2
2
Temp °C
16
16
14
13
12
12
13
16
16
14
13
13
13
14
14
17
16
14
13
Feels °C
13
14
9
7
5
5
8
11
12
9
9
9
9
11
11
13
11
10
10
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