Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
18.0°C
0.8° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.7
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
159
256
171
122
125
125
112
142
143
143
113
99
86
179
244
280
280
244
244
217
177
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
E
0
SSE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:16AM2.16m
12:49PM2.27m
00:56AM2.11m
1:30PM2.22m
1:39AM2.07m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.78m
6:22AM0.72m
6:56PM0.80m
7:02AM0.78m
7:39PM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
18
18
16
16
16
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
18
19
19
19
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
14
15
14
15
15
16
17
18
19
21
20
18
17
16
17
16
14
16
14
15
15
16
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