Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is

16.4° C

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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s
Evening (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 5	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5
Wave Graph
kJ	32	18	31	28	39	46	49	17	17	17	18	19	20	10	26	23	23	23	22	33	32	49	65	30
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	NW	NW	NW	WSW	S	SSE	SSE	W	WNW	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	7:01PM2.56m				7:18AM2.47m				8:00PM2.64m				8:18AM2.51m				8:55PM2.71m					9:15AM2.54m
Low Tide			1:03AM0.62m				1:28PM0.37m				2:02AM0.53m				2:24PM0.30m				2:59AM0.45m					3:17PM0.27m


	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—
mm	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	17	16
Feels °C	11	10	11	11	13	13	13	15	14	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 5	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 5	NNE 4	N 4	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	ESE 11	NNW 6	NNW 5
kJ	32	18	31	17	7	19	19	16	8	8	4	7	3	6	26	23	23	23	6	13	32	22	36	30
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	E 5	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 10	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 10	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNE 10	NNE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 10	ESE 11	E 14
kJ	5	2	5	5	11	5	5	10	13	6	6	19	20	10	2	4	10	10	22	22	11	4	11	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 11	N 10	N 10	NE 11	N 10	N 10	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	NNE 10	NW 6	NNE 10	NNE 4	NE 10	N 4	N 4	NNE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 13	E 13	ESE 10
kJ	3	5	2	2	5	2	2	6	17	17	18	10	5	10	2	4	1	1	10	4	4	14	13	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 5	—	NNW 6	NNW 6	—
kJ	7	10	16	28	39	46	49	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33	—	49	65	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipu River Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	1	6	5	5	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	94	112	112	112	112	125	69	17	60	60	60	60	60	92	114	52	73	73	73	0	10	10	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Forestry	Henderson Bay	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	Twilight Beach	Scott Point	Elliot Bay	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	1	6	5	5	1	4	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	The Box Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	8	7	4	6	5	5	5	4	2	2	3
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Spooky's New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Asu Indonesia	Jacobs Bay South Africa	Shingles New Zealand	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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