Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.8°C
0.9° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 1AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
160
59
43
33
27
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
12
8
12
30
30
30
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
5
ESE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
0
W
15
N
15
NW
5
NNW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
1:19PM2.27m
1:26AM2.15m
2:02PM2.20m
2:10AM2.08m
2:53PM2.14m
Low Tide
7:24PM0.87m
7:37AM0.84m
8:10PM0.92m
8:23AM0.90m
9:00PM0.96m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
11
11
11
11
14
16
15
16
13
12
11
11
13
14
15
17
14
Feels °C
8
10
7
8
8
9
12
12
12
14
12
10
9
9
13
11
12
16
12
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