Tauranga Bay Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (35.00° S 173.83° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 12PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Apr)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s
Afternoon (27 Apr)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Evening (27 Apr)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27							Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thu 30
	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	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 16	N 12	N 12	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	29	20	17	16	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	21	11	26	59	64	71	67	132	219	193	164	164
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	ESE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide		4:21AM2.36m				4:52PM2.20m				5:15AM2.36m				5:47PM2.25m					6:04AM2.37m				6:37PM2.30m
Low Tide				10:32AM0.65m				10:53PM0.66m				11:26AM0.61m				11:48PM0.64m					12:15PM0.57m


	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	6:58
	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	5:43
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	15	18	19	16	15	15	15	15	16	18	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	17
Feels °C	12	13	14	16	17	14	13	13	13	13	14	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	N 12	N 12	E 5	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	E 6	NE 7	N 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	29	20	17	16	10	6	6	3	11	11	2	11	11	11	26	23	22	71	67	9	219	193	164	164
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 5	ENE 5	E 11	N 12	E 5	E 10	E 8	NE 7	E 10	NE 7	N 11	NE 9	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 11
kJ	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	2	3	9	11	2	8	4	2	2	8	10	21	14	13	13	13	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	E 8	E 5	E 10	E 10	N 16	NE 8	E 10	N 16	NE 16	ENE 10	N 11	NE 16	N 11	N 11	N 11	NNE 15
kJ	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	6	2	8	8	21	2	2	5	10	9	9	10	9	9	9	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 4	SSE 5	SE 4	—	ESE 5	E 5	E 6	ESE 5	E 6	E 6	—	E 6	ENE 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	1	3	7	3	3	5	2	1	—	4	2	24	49	59	64	—	32	132	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Wainui Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	1	3	1	1	3	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	3	10	17	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	60	60	60	60	60	21	60	0	0	60	0	29	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	Herangi Beach	The Box	The Box	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Box	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Box	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge	Moureeses
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	1	3	1	1	4	2	3	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	9
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Supertubes Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Yellow sands Point South Africa	Banana Beach South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Double Mouth South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	7	9	8	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	9	9	9	6	6	9

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