Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 9AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.7
E
5
1
E
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.6
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
11
11
26
23
24
66
77
87
110
146
169
182
206
206
177
159
166
174
163
177
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:15AM2.36m
5:47PM2.25m
6:04AM2.37m
6:37PM2.30m
6:51AM2.37m
7:24PM2.36m
Low Tide
11:26AM0.61m
11:48PM0.64m
12:15PM0.57m
00:37AM0.62m
1:01PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
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6:58
6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:45
5:44
5:43
5:42
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
18
18
17
17
17
13
13
14
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.4
NE
7
0.3
N
11
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.2
N
12
0.5
NE
9
Energy kJ
5
4
11
2
11
11
26
23
12
22
77
87
110
146
169
182
206
206
177
159
166
174
12
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
N
11
0.1
NE
16
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNE
15
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
11
11
2
11
2
8
5
8
22
10
22
9
13
13
13
10
21
25
11
25
26
12
17
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
16
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNE
13
Energy kJ
6
9
8
8
8
2
3
2
10
2
10
14
9
9
9
21
10
21
21
8
7
7
2
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
E
5
0.3
E
3
0.4
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
1
E
6
0.7
SE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1.2
ENE
8
1.6
E
6
Energy kJ
4
1
2
1
9
24
66
14
22
163
177
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
Distance (km)
65
65
60
60
60
60
60
60
0
33
60
60
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
29
60
33
60
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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