Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C
0.7° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 6AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
E
7
1.3
ESE
6
0.9
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
57
57
55
51
50
49
48
48
48
28
40
74
102
89
125
62
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:10AM2.61m
12:35PM2.45m
00:56AM2.52m
1:23PM2.37m
Low Tide
6:18AM0.47m
6:32PM0.60m
7:04AM0.55m
7:21PM0.74m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
12
13
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
11
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
9
8
8
10
7
9
9
9
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