Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
18.0° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 5AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (14 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (14 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
11
0.5
NW
4
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
7
6
6
5
3
3
5
3
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
6
11
8
13
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
NE
0
WSW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
W
0
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:21PM2.47m
6:34AM2.47m
7:19PM2.58m
7:33AM2.52m
8:16PM2.67m
8:31AM2.55m
Low Tide
00:22AM0.68m
12:47PM0.40m
1:19AM0.59m
1:43PM0.32m
2:15AM0.52m
2:39PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
9
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
8
8
7
6
6
5
2
2
2
3
5
5
5
5
6
5
2
2
2
2
6
3
3
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
SE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
4
Energy kJ
3
6
6
6
6
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
5
5
5
3
4
2
4
1
2
6
7
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
16
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
N
11
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
2
6
4
6
2
1
3
1
5
3
2
2
5
2
4
1
4
4
11
2
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
Energy kJ
1
2
6
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
1
1
1
Distance (km)
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
92
60
60
60
60
60
112
92
82
518
82
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
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