Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.8° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 10PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
268
277
285
382
414
395
494
507
521
412
334
280
248
192
99
86
183
246
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
10
NE
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:23PM2.38m
8:37AM2.31m
9:03PM2.44m
9:20AM2.37m
Low Tide
1:59PM0.68m
2:24AM0.70m
2:37PM0.62m
3:04AM0.62m
3:16PM0.58m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
14
9
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
10
12
12
11
12
12
12
14
12
13
10
7
7
7
10
11
11
10
9
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