Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 27 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 6AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. 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 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.7
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
26
23
29
49
52
96
169
219
242
215
215
201
182
163
143
174
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
E
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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
Low Tide
10:53PM0.66m
11:26AM0.61m
11:48PM0.64m
12:15PM0.57m
00:37AM0.62m
1:01PM0.53m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
6:58
6:58
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5:45
5:44
5:43
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
18
18
17
13
13
13
14
14
17
17
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
15
15
15
16
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
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
0.3
N
11
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
6
3
5
5
11
2
11
11
26
23
22
11
22
96
169
219
242
215
215
201
182
163
143
174
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.3
N
11
0.2
NNE
15
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
6
12
11
11
2
11
2
8
3
5
8
10
22
9
13
13
13
22
21
25
25
25
11
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.2
E
8
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
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
16
0.2
NNE
16
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
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
Energy kJ
13
6
6
9
8
8
8
2
5
2
10
25
10
14
9
9
9
21
10
21
8
8
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
E
5
0.3
E
3
0.4
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
ESE
3
0.8
ESE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
10
29
49
52
7
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
65
65
65
65
60
60
60
60
60
60
0
60
60
60
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
60
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
9
9
8
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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