Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Issued: 11 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
17.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
3
2
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
2
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
332
332
339
360
408
408
467
458
520
819
659
1210
755
834
656
666
584
863
1201
1479
1348
1200
1086
1200
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:30AM2.17m
7:15PM2.28m
7:16AM2.16m
7:59PM2.30m
7:59AM2.17m
8:41PM2.32m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.74m
1:10AM0.89m
1:31PM0.71m
1:54AM0.86m
2:12PM0.68m
2:36AM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
16
15
14
14
13
12
13
15
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
14
14
13
12
12
11
9
10
10
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
10
9
9
10
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
0.1
N
13
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.9
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
Energy kJ
332
332
339
360
408
408
467
458
520
541
4
784
755
834
656
666
584
584
711
900
918
792
792
792
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
3
2.1
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
Energy kJ
819
659
1210
2
863
1201
1479
1348
1200
1086
1200
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
51
51
33
17
0
0
0
21
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
6
6
5
9
5
9
6
6
7
6
5
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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