Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.7° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 3PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (15 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
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
NE
10
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
2.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
65
67
129
122
125
94
71
68
50
50
33
35
22
30
31
79
569
137
166
248
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
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
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:48AM2.57m
10:11PM2.71m
10:36AM2.57m
10:54PM2.66m
11:20AM2.55m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.33m
4:17AM0.37m
4:30PM0.40m
5:01AM0.41m
5:15PM0.52m
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clear
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clear
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
2
Temp °C
14
17
16
14
13
13
13
14
13
12
13
11
10
11
9
8
9
10
11
10
11
Feels °C
11
14
12
9
8
8
8
10
10
8
8
6
7
6
3
1
2
3
4
3
5
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