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Tauranga Bay Surf Forecast
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Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 11PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 199 | 164 | 116 | 93 | 123 | 82 | 77 | 108 | 108 | 202 | 202 | 152 | 273 | 294 | 210 | 154 | 75 | 73 | 48 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 22 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:05PM 2.22 | 5:45AM 2.35 | 6:11PM 2.23 | 6:42AM 2.39 | 7:09PM 2.27 | 7:35AM 2.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:14PM 0.66 | 11:53AM 0.72 | 12:17AM 0.62 | 12:51PM 0.65 | 1:13AM 0.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
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