Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Issued: 5 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.9° 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 12PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
E
10
1.9
NNW
6
2.5
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.7
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
2
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.4
N
8
3
N
9
2.5
N
9
1.7
N
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
342
335
277
326
337
257
258
736
530
279
317
418
478
522
950
824
939
819
1315
1017
368
202
140
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
35
N
45
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
40
N
30
NW
30
NNW
35
N
20
NNE
10
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:26AM2.21m
11:54PM2.35m
12:09PM2.21m
00:39AM2.35m
12:55PM2.22m
Low Tide
5:18AM0.68m
5:21PM0.67m
5:59AM0.69m
6:05PM0.72m
6:43AM0.69m
6:52PM0.77m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
11
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
16
15
15
13
11
11
13
14
13
12
13
12
13
14
14
15
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
11
12
12
13
11
9
4
4
4
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
8
8
11
12
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
2.2
N
8
2
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
7
Energy kJ
416
342
335
277
326
337
257
212
172
138
138
102
102
108
110
79
75
73
73
655
529
368
202
140
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.5
NE
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
NW
17
0.3
NW
17
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
41
55
34
16
2
3
2
2
45
44
73
78
82
77
74
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NW
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
35
30
21
15
2
2
24
21
9
12
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
4
1.2
N
5
1.9
NNW
6
2.5
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.7
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
2
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.4
N
8
3
N
9
2.5
N
9
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
S
3
Energy kJ
136
22
12
70
258
736
530
279
317
418
478
522
950
824
939
819
1315
1017
3
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
7
5
5
4
1
9
1
4
2
1
2
Distance (km)
3
0
3
3
10
81
211
376
464
92
112
112
112
376
216
216
217
112
73
51
0
0
33
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
9
2
4
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
7
5
7
6
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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