Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Issued: 11 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.9° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 7AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (01 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (01 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
4
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
770
618
800
800
867
621
754
754
754
754
615
769
840
698
673
585
515
505
432
496
496
505
505
505
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:41PM2.32m
8:40AM2.18m
9:19PM2.33m
9:22AM2.19m
9:56PM2.35m
10:03AM2.20m
Low Tide
2:36AM0.81m
2:51PM0.65m
3:17AM0.76m
3:27PM0.63m
3:58AM0.72m
4:04PM0.63m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
15
15
14
13
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
10
11
10
9
11
11
10
9
10
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
Energy kJ
3
618
552
552
598
621
530
520
514
514
615
769
840
698
673
585
515
505
432
496
496
505
505
505
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
Energy kJ
770
800
800
867
754
754
754
754
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
2
2
1
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
60
21
0
33
33
51
60
33
33
33
21
21
0
60
60
0
0
33
0
0
0
60
51
51
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
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