Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 12PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
11
0.3
ENE
9
0.8
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
16
67
96
188
86
64
38
23
14
10
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
ESE
10
NNE
5
N
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
00:14AM2.43m
12:35PM2.36m
1:01AM2.41m
1:26PM2.34m
1:51AM2.38m
2:24PM2.33m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.63m
6:32PM0.74m
7:05AM0.65m
7:26PM0.80m
8:00AM0.66m
8:27PM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
8
5
6
10
12
10
9
8
9
8
8
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
2
-2
-1
4
7
5
4
4
6
5
5
8
7
8
7
7
7
6
6
8
8
9
9
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