Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.4° 

Tauranga Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
66
84
66
52
52
52
52
54
61
62
61
59
58
58
58
56
58
61
59
47
50
50
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:26AM2.41m
8:43PM2.51m
9:13AM2.48m
9:28PM2.50m
9:59AM2.52m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.48m
2:25PM0.47m
2:52AM0.43m
3:10PM0.47m
3:35AM0.41m
3:52PM0.50m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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6:50
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6:48
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6:47
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7:34
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7:35
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7:35
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1
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1
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Temp °C
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
19
20
19
17
16
15
16
16
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
14
17
17
18
18
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