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Tauranga Bay Surf Forecast
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Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 2PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 418 | 410 | 349 | 284 | 267 | 221 | 202 | 199 | 489 | 458 | 432 | 347 | 342 | 273 | 212 | 209 | 150 | 103 | 104 | 72 | 72 | 47 | 44 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:22PM 2.04 | 5:04AM 2.22 | 5:26PM 2.12 | 5:56AM 2.31 | 6:23PM 2.24 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:13AM 0.93 | 10:33PM 0.90 | 11:11AM 0.85 | 11:34PM 0.82 | 12:03PM 0.73 | 12:27AM 0.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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