Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.3° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 4PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (22 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
11
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
NW
21
0.4
SE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
8
17
29
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
17
11
184
196
73
47
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
E
10
ENE
0
SE
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
4:36PM2.12m
4:45AM2.03m
5:29PM2.17m
5:45AM2.08m
6:18PM2.24m
Low Tide
9:59AM0.99m
10:37PM1.02m
11:00AM0.95m
11:32PM0.94m
11:56AM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:21
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
19
16
12
11
10
11
14
16
15
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
11
13
15
14
7
6
5
7
9
11
9
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
8
10
7
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