Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jul 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 (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 10PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
2
NNW
6
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
1.7
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.3
N
9
2.4
N
9
2.3
N
9
2
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
E
11
0.7
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
319
262
280
460
507
318
312
352
389
482
843
936
817
888
809
567
392
253
149
93
55
119
123
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
30
N
35
WNW
45
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
N
35
N
30
N
10
N
5
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:54PM2.35m
12:09PM2.21m
00:39AM2.35m
12:55PM2.22m
1:26AM2.34m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.67m
5:59AM0.69m
6:05PM0.72m
6:43AM0.69m
6:52PM0.77m
7:32AM0.70m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
14
1
2
1
3
3
4
2
4
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
Feels °C
13
11
10
6
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
4
5
6
8
12
13
10
8
7
7
7
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
2.3
N
9
2
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
E
11
0.7
ESE
11
Energy kJ
326
319
262
212
172
138
138
133
102
106
110
108
75
73
73
809
567
392
253
149
93
55
119
123
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
9
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
17
0.4
N
12
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
Energy kJ
2
3
27
46
41
75
78
79
77
74
73
49
28
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
11
0.3
NW
17
0.5
N
12
0.1
NW
18
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
Energy kJ
2
2
46
65
13
24
24
10
12
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
5
1.1
N
5
2
NNW
6
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
1.7
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.3
N
9
2.4
N
9
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
30
30
55
280
460
507
318
312
352
389
482
843
936
817
888
1
4
7
12
23
18
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
4
1
3
1
1
2
8
5
5
4
4
9
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
32
81
216
451
112
538
112
112
94
216
216
216
216
216
73
29
0
15
33
33
33
33
15
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
9
5
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
8
5
7
7
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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