Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.8° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 6AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
130
103
101
82
79
77
60
60
101
101
103
90
113
94
92
90
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NW
10
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:43PM2.61m
8:04AM2.48m
8:36PM2.68m
8:58AM2.53m
Low Tide
1:48AM0.53m
2:08PM0.33m
2:41AM0.44m
2:57PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
14
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
14
13
12
12
14
16
15
14
15
15
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
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