Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Issued: 12 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is

16.8°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 8PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4					Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	NNE 7	N 6	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	388	329	329	299	291	264	264	239	193	193	198	198	173	173	153	153	157	138	138	84	121	154	90	137
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	NE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide				4:50PM2.38m				5:21AM2.21m				5:45PM2.39m				6:20AM2.25m				6:37PM2.39m
Low Tide		10:20AM0.63m				11:01PM0.62m				11:22AM0.65m				11:57PM0.58m				12:20PM0.64m				00:49AM0.54m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—
	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	7:59
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	5	1	1	—
Temp °C	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	17	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	19	17	18	18	18
Feels °C	17	18	18	19	17	17	17	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	20	19	17	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	N 10	N 6	NNE 7
kJ	388	329	329	299	291	264	264	239	193	193	198	198	173	173	153	153	157	138	138	84	121	2	80	137
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 5	N 15	W 8	ENE 7	ENE 8
kJ	3	11	11	2	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	2	2	2	18	34	4	1	90	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	E 14	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 17	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 15	N 10	N 15	N 10	N 15
kJ	4	4	4	4	—	4	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	2	17	2	4	2	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	—	—	—	—	N 6	N 5	—	—	—	NNE 7	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	—	—	—	—	37	26	—	—	—	154	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Coopers Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Ruakaka Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Taupo Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	29	44	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	81	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	211	116	9	60	32	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	The Ledge	Whananaki bar	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay		Ruakaka	Matauri Bay	Baylys Beach	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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