Tauranga Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Tauranga Bay

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
18.6° C

1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 2AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Wed
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Sat
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
1.3
NNW
6
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
2.2
N
7
2.5
N
7
3
N
8
2
NNW
8
2
NNW
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
602
546
479
383
375
335
263
230
203
176
145
120
118
162
221
442
639
906
547
525
313
299
244
216
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
40
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:20PM2.33m
10:23AM2.17m
10:56PM2.31m
11:04AM2.15m
11:36PM2.29m
11:46AM2.13m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.63m
4:20AM0.75m
4:27PM0.66m
5:01AM0.75m
5:04PM0.69m
5:43AM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
5:19
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
11
10
3
1
Temp °C
17
15
14
15
16
17
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
Energy kJ
602
546
479
383
375
335
263
230
203
176
145
120
118
95
90
8
8
9
264
236
256
199
165
142
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
26
26
26
25
25
25
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
4
4
9
9
9
9
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
45
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
2.2
N
7
2.5
N
7
3
N
8
2
NNW
8
2
NNW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
Energy kJ
21
27
31
16
20
36
51
69
77
80
109
162
221
442
639
906
547
525
313
299
244
216
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
Distance (km)
3
0
3
3
3
64
81
81
81
81
81
94
112
302
336
547
547
547
169
94
74
94
32
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
4
3
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
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