Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 08 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
16.2° 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 8PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wed
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
2.2
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.2
N
2
N
1.8
N
2
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)99999999131313131313121213121212121212778888881212121212121212121212111111111212121111111111111111111011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2713904805925115045515548926846056326377346506016285465165384585595857881002120390280475711381034884809651451424410393393378304292231229217229260224217222208211210157182190195197202196
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
45
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononononononononononcrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28PM
2.22
6:25AM
2.16
7:15PM
2.28
7:14AM
2.19
8:00PM
2.33
8:01AM
2.22
8:43PM
2.39
8:48AM
2.26
9:26PM
2.43
9:34AM
2.30
10:08PM
2.47
10:20AM
2.33
10:51PM
2.49
11:07AM
2.35
11:36PM
2.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
0.98
12:43PM
0.79
1:09AM
0.92
1:30PM
0.72
1:55AM
0.84
2:13PM
0.65
2:40AM
0.76
2:55PM
0.59
3:25AM
0.68
3:36PM
0.55
4:10AM
0.62
4:19PM
0.53
4:54AM
0.58
5:04PM
0.54
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wed
16
Sunrise------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:30-------7:30-----
Sunset5:27-------5:27-------5:28-------5:28-------5:29-------5:29-------5:30-------5:30---
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Rain (mm)
------135-1-1222211232236251-------------------------------11
Temp. °C151515151615161514151516161616161616171717161717171514141313131515141313131313151513121211111215151311111112131515151515
Feels °C (?)1110101113111213121312141415141414141514141212111015121210101011111110101212121212119999101211109889101111111012
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