Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.6° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 5PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
38
37
37
37
23
23
23
37
20
21
23
23
20
21
26
27
26
23
23
23
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:09AM2.57m
10:23PM2.56m
10:51AM2.55m
11:03PM2.49m
11:31AM2.49m
Low Tide
4:02PM0.48m
4:28AM0.44m
4:45PM0.58m
5:09AM0.53m
5:28PM0.70m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
16
16
14
12
12
12
13
15
16
15
12
11
10
10
12
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
13
14
14
11
10
10
10
12
13
13
13
9
9
8
8
11
11
10
12
11
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