Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 10AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (30 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.3
N
0.6
ESE
1.2
NNW
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
NNE
1
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)12126126111111111111101010101010101198888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1501501241071007170474039222220201919191912154358454439448
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:42AM
2.39
7:09PM
2.27
7:35AM
2.44
8:01PM
2.34
8:23AM
2.47
8:50PM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:51PM
0.65
1:13AM
0.56
1:43PM
0.57
2:03AM
0.51
2:30PM
0.51
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise--7:33-------7:35-------7:35-----
Sunset-----7:22-------7:21-------7:20--
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
3-------------------21--
Temp. °C201920222220191918171720201715151718181919191918
Feels °C (?)181919201918191816151417171414141616171716151514
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