Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.7° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
60
62
62
99
101
108
113
94
92
90
87
90
90
58
57
76
76
74
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
NW
10
N
5
N
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
0
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:36PM2.68m
8:58AM2.53m
9:25PM2.71m
9:48AM2.57m
Low Tide
2:08PM0.33m
2:41AM0.44m
2:57PM0.30m
3:31AM0.38m
3:44PM0.33m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
13
14
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
15
14
15
15
13
13
11
12
13
14
12
10
9
10
10
10
10
8
8
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