Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 9PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
NE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.5
E
1.8
E
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.8
N
1.9
N
2
N
2
N
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
2.1
NNE
Period(s) (?)9999999911141414151615151516151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28211261955792723637601351716780855951118515691698188518601776172614791415122013191784
Wind
(km/h)
45
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
N
0
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrossglassglassononglassoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:49PM
2.31
11:56AM
2.22
12:28AM
2.24
12:37PM
2.15
1:13AM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:26PM
0.71
5:50AM
0.85
6:05PM
0.80
6:33AM
0.91
6:47PM
0.87
7:20AM
0.96
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------6:41-------6:43-------6:43-
Sunset-6:10-------6:09-------6:08------
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
5221-----------122------
Temp. °C202020201918192021201918181818202020191817171820
Feels °C (?)151617212020212122222018181818202020191816161617
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