Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 4PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
21
30
18
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
NW
15
NW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:22PM2.13m
4:21AM2.07m
5:19PM2.14m
5:24AM2.07m
6:11PM2.19m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.97m
10:19PM1.09m
10:44AM0.97m
11:17PM1.05m
11:43AM0.93m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
10
10
12
11
12
11
10
10
10
13
12
12
10
9
10
9
10
12
11
11
9
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