Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is

16.6°C

Tauranga Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 5AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Evening (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	37	55	83	92	112	139	149	153	163	163	168	178	200	200	231	244	328	441	453	413	378	369	313	264
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		2:11AM2.34m				2:48PM2.44m				3:11AM2.26m				3:50PM2.40m					4:16AM2.21m				4:50PM2.38m
Low Tide				8:18AM0.53m				8:57PM0.63m				9:18AM0.59m				10:00PM0.64m					10:20AM0.63m


	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	17	16	17	17	18	18	18	17	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	12	11	12	12	12	14	14	14	15	14	16	15	17	17	17	17	15	16	16	16	18	18	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	N 12	N 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	163	163	168	178	200	200	231	244	11	11	453	413	378	369	313	264
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	N 12	E 11	N 12	N 12	—	N 11	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	E 15	E 15	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	3	—	2	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	4	4	11	11	11	11	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	E 12	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14
kJ	6	6	3	—	2	2	2	2	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	37	55	83	92	112	139	149	153	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	328	441	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	1	3	1	1
Distance (km)	60	92	92	92	92	92	92	60	60	60	60	92	92	92	60	60	60	51	60	60	51	60	44	29
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Piha North Auckland	Scott Point Northland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Scott Point Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Oakura Beach Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4

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