Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Issued: 5 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
17.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
403
239
88
45
33
33
35
55
41
60
68
69
68
67
44
68
98
127
138
174
208
255
265
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
35
W
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:00AM2.28m
4:45PM2.22m
4:51AM2.22m
5:38PM2.23m
5:41AM2.19m
6:27PM2.25m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.71m
10:42PM0.90m
11:06AM0.74m
11:35PM0.92m
11:56AM0.75m
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
3
5
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
16
14
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
16
16
13
12
13
Feels °C
6
9
10
8
6
6
5
3
3
2
4
3
5
6
7
8
6
8
11
13
13
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
122
94
239
88
45
33
33
35
55
41
60
68
69
68
67
44
68
98
127
138
174
208
255
265
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
8
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.6
SE
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
67
49
18
9
5
3
3
12
5
2
3
9
10
6
3
31
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
S
5
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
14
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
5
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
2
5
5
1
5
4
12
10
2
9
1
1
3
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
0.8
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
W
4
1
W
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
Energy kJ
373
403
18
23
17
20
15
18
29
20
29
30
21
16
15
10
7
2
4
2
1
3
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
112
52
61
130
248
249
263
112
64
249
287
249
249
15
3
3
10
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
8
5
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
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