Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.5°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 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)141313131313121212121212121256611111111141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43234734227326820915010310272724746463032242312911163636
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26PM
2.12
5:56AM
2.31
6:23PM
2.24
6:46AM
2.42
7:15PM
2.38
7:34AM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34PM
0.82
12:03PM
0.73
12:27AM
0.72
12:53PM
0.60
1:15AM
0.62
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:48-
Sunset-6:01-------6:00------5:59-------
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--------------1--------
Temp. °C181716171616171919171616171618191816151515141518
Feels °C (?)141413131111121414131313131315171513131313121416
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