Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
17.5° C

1.0°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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNE by Wed morning).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
2
N
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.4
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
12
12
25
55
169
153
240
356
291
221
220
355
385
344
205
132
68
50
48
49
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
35
N
30
N
40
NNE
35
N
30
NW
30
WNW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:21AM2.42m
2:52PM2.25m
3:11AM2.35m
3:50PM2.22m
4:00AM2.28m
4:45PM2.22m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.60m
8:49PM0.78m
9:23AM0.66m
9:46PM0.86m
10:15AM0.71m
10:42PM0.90m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
14
16
17
16
16
16
17
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
12
13
14
12
12
12
12
11
8
11
11
9
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
E
13
0.9
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
11
10
12
4
3
69
186
238
291
221
218
197
176
147
90
132
50
50
48
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
NW
11
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
Energy kJ
4
1
4
12
12
4
3
3
5
70
68
23
7
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
3
9
14
5
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
2
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.6
NNW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.4
NW
7
0.5
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SSW
3
Energy kJ
2
5
10
25
55
169
153
240
356
219
195
220
355
385
344
205
5
15
12
12
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
4
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
60
60
60
92
92
92
112
112
60
488
490
496
496
94
331
376
112
94
94
83
249
248
149
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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