Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Issued: 11 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
17.0° 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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 8AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (30 Jun)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (30 Jun)8ft (2.4m)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 afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
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
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
867
851
679
596
584
898
1042
1042
1064
979
618
552
580
615
849
754
754
818
936
639
855
797
688
599
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:59PM2.30m
7:59AM2.17m
8:41PM2.32m
8:40AM2.18m
9:19PM2.33m
9:22AM2.19m
Low Tide
1:54AM0.86m
2:12PM0.68m
2:36AM0.81m
2:51PM0.65m
3:17AM0.76m
3:27PM0.63m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
8
10
11
10
10
10
9
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
Energy kJ
867
851
679
596
584
573
627
697
697
687
618
552
580
615
592
592
580
580
674
639
855
797
688
599
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
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
12
0.8
E
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
219
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
3
2
2
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2
E
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
Energy kJ
898
1042
1042
1064
979
849
754
754
818
936
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
3
1
4
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
17
0
0
0
21
51
51
33
33
21
15
15
15
51
60
33
33
33
21
21
0
21
21
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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