Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.9° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
450
311
210
164
120
88
119
122
101
99
99
110
90
70
88
90
87
73
74
74
73
55
42
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:20AM2.37m
9:42PM2.49m
10:03AM2.43m
10:24PM2.52m
10:46AM2.47m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.62m
3:16PM0.58m
3:45AM0.57m
3:56PM0.58m
4:26AM0.54m
4:39PM0.60m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
16
16
14
13
13
13
14
15
17
16
14
13
13
13
12
14
16
16
14
12
Feels °C
5
6
8
11
11
9
8
9
9
10
11
13
11
9
9
9
9
8
10
11
12
10
10
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