Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Issued: 5 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
17.9° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 11AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
11
1.3
NE
11
1.3
NE
11
1.3
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
382
377
371
287
282
235
231
200
192
168
134
128
110
88
86
84
54
53
52
36
35
27
17
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
0
SW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:19AM2.50m
11:48PM2.67m
12:12PM2.44m
00:39AM2.59m
1:04PM2.37m
Low Tide
5:04AM0.42m
5:19PM0.34m
5:57AM0.44m
6:11PM0.44m
6:48AM0.48m
7:03PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
15
17
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
17
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
10
9
10
13
15
12
11
10
11
11
12
13
13
12
13
11
11
13
13
15
15
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
11
1.3
NE
11
1.3
NE
11
1.3
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
347
382
377
371
287
282
235
231
200
192
168
134
128
110
88
86
84
54
53
52
36
35
27
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
8
8
8
7
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
2
26
6
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.2
N
9
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
1
7
7
7
6
6
1
1
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.4
NW
2
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
Energy kJ
2
3
4
15
13
4
5
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
10
10
3
10
212
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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