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Tauranga Bay Surf Forecast
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Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 6AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 202 | 44 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 83 | 119 | 119 | 181 | 213 | 252 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:42AM 2.21 | 6:14PM 2.36 | 6:38AM 2.25 | 7:04PM 2.41 | 7:27AM 2.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:25PM 0.77 | 11:48AM 0.65 | 12:21AM 0.70 | 12:42PM 0.58 | 1:11AM 0.63 | 1:29PM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland
Cross-off wind 18 km from Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks has swung offshore (light winds from the S at Kaitaia Airport). 2.4m 10s swell from the WSW with a 1.3m 16s long period groundswell from the SW and a 0.9m 12s groundswell, also from the SW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
30 km away, 48 min ago
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