Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.5°C
0.5° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
13
8
13
30
30
30
29
29
29
28
27
25
25
26
26
27
28
28
27
26
26
73
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
15
N
15
NW
10
NNW
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
0
SSE
15
N
20
NW
15
NW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
0
W
15
N
15
NNW
5
E
15
SSE
Wind State
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
2:10AM2.08m
2:53PM2.14m
2:58AM2.03m
3:50PM2.12m
3:56AM1.99m
4:48PM2.14m
Low Tide
8:23AM0.90m
9:00PM0.96m
9:13AM0.95m
9:56PM0.96m
10:10AM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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6:35
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7:42
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Temp °C
11
11
13
14
14
16
14
13
12
11
13
14
15
17
15
13
12
12
13
15
16
17
14
Feels °C
9
9
12
10
11
14
12
10
10
9
13
11
11
14
13
10
10
10
13
12
13
16
12
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