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Tauranga Bay Surf Forecast
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Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 2AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | |
127 | 103 | 79 | 79 | 152 | 79 | 76 | 130 | 422 | 531 | 522 | 485 | 383 | 334 | 153 | 137 | 228 | 277 | 277 | 100 | 315 | 243 | 263 | 270 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | 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 | 4:22AM2.26m | 4:52PM2.15m | 5:15AM2.34m | 5:52PM2.29m | 6:09AM2.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM0.87m | 10:33AM0.75m | 10:55PM0.82m | 11:27AM0.64m | 11:53PM0.74m | 12:20PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 7 | E 9 | NNE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | N 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 |
 kJ | 127 | 103 | 68 | 67 | 152 | 45 | 76 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 485 | 383 | 334 | 110 | 86 | 2 | 277 | 277 | 100 | 236 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 10 | E 9 | NNE 9 | N 10 | N 14 | — | N 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 65 | 79 | 79 | 9 | 78 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 79 | 57 | 130 | 422 | 531 | 522 | — | — | 175 | 153 | 137 | 228 | — | 214 | 100 | 315 | 243 | 263 | 270 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 49 | 65 | 73 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 21 | 33 | 51 | 55 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 51 |
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