Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.6° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 12AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
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)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
ENE
9
0.6
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
24
19
21
20
15
27
62
88
150
66
41
22
11
10
10
18
15
13
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
E
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:14AM2.43m
12:35PM2.36m
1:01AM2.41m
1:26PM2.34m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.68m
6:17AM0.63m
6:32PM0.74m
7:05AM0.65m
7:26PM0.80m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
12
9
8
6
6
9
11
11
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
11
8
8
4
2
0
-1
3
6
7
3
4
5
5
5
8
7
8
7
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