Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 14 Sep 2025 NZST
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Tauranga Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 12PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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

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Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NW
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)71212121211111111111111111111131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)322828272625121099999993513366333
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
2.54
1:04PM
2.52
1:27AM
2.44
2:04PM
2.42
2:26AM
2.33
3:09PM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:40AM
0.50
7:09PM
0.69
7:37AM
0.59
8:10PM
0.77
8:38AM
0.67
9:16PM
0.82
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
Sunrise--6:26-------6:24-------6:22-----
Sunset-----6:14-------6:15-------6:15--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131314151614131312121416161412121212141818161413
Feels °C (?)8799119101010101112121010101010121514141212
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Tauranga Bay (moderate winds from the WSW at Kerikeri Aero Automatic Weather Station 30 km from Tauranga Bay). 0.4m 12s groundswell from the ENE with a 0.2m 13s groundswell from the NE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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28 km/h
WSW
0.0
15.7
Air / Water (°C)
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