Tauranga Bay Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (35.00° S 173.83° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Tauranga Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is 19.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 7PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Apr)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (30 Apr)	4ft (1.2m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning).
	Thu 30					Friday 1								Saturday 2								Sun 3
	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	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 6	E 7	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	163	163	147	183	183	217	253	262	682	720	588	533	545	465	308	240	204	164	164	327	328	352	298	298
Wind (km/h)	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:51AM2.37m				7:24PM2.36m				7:35AM2.36m				8:08PM2.40m				8:16AM2.34m				8:51PM2.42m
Low Tide			1:01PM0.53m				1:21AM0.61m				1:44PM0.51m				2:03AM0.62m				2:25PM0.51m				2:44AM0.65m


	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01
	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	5:39
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	18	18	17	16	16	17	16	16	17	16	16	16	17	16	16	17	17	16	17	16	16	17	16
Feels °C	15	16	16	13	13	12	12	11	10	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	13	13	12	13	13	12	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 13	N 11	ENE 8	N 11	N 11	NE 7	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	163	163	147	183	183	13	9	193	9	9	91	11	11	11	118	121	136	160	164	327	328	352	298	298
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NNE 13	NNE 13	N 11	NNE 13	NE 13	N 11	N 16	NE 12	N 15	NE 12	N 10	N 10	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 14	N 13	N 14
kJ	25	26	11	11	12	17	17	9	17	7	10	5	6	17	6	8	8	16	16	15	14	14	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 15	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NNE 13	N 16	N 16	NNE 13	N 16	N 16	NE 13	NE 12	N 15	NE 12	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11
kJ	8	8	7	7	17	5	5	17	5	5	6	6	17	6	17	17	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ENE 8	ENE 6	E 7	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—
kJ	—	—	9	21	21	217	253	262	682	720	588	533	545	465	308	240	204	164	117	143	93	62	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	4	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	29	60	21	33	60	73	73	73	73	211	65	65	60	60	60	60	60	60	33	33	33	33
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Moureeses	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Taronui Bay	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box		Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Baylys Beach	Waipapakauri Beach	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	The Box	Baylys Beach	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	9	7	4	6	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Papatowai New Zealand	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Backdoor Mozambique	Buchupureo Chile	Bilgola Beach Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	9	7	5	6	4	4	4

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