Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 20 Jul 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
15.4° 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 11PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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

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Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.6
ESE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.7
ESE
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101010101067899999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7169656566706464626263605145141229273333706787836375771381
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
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)
3:40PM
2.35
3:58AM
2.38
4:45PM
2.38
5:01AM
2.36
5:48PM
2.42
6:04AM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:43PM
0.79
10:13AM
0.59
10:49PM
0.78
11:14AM
0.57
11:52PM
0.74
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Sunrise------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-
Sunset5:34-------5:35-------5:35-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141312111010101213121010101011131312121111101214
Feels °C (?)12109877689765656877876568
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind reported 18 km from Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks (light winds from the SSE at Kaitaia Airport 18 km from Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks). A 2.3m long period groundswell from the SW

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30 km away, 54 min ago

7 km/h
SSE
8.2
15.4
Air / Water (°C)
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