Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.7
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
113
115
92
90
88
90
76
74
70
92
103
106
94
94
73
68
49
49
30
30
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
5
NE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
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
High Tide
8:58AM2.53m
9:25PM2.71m
9:48AM2.57m
10:11PM2.71m
10:36AM2.57m
Low Tide
2:57PM0.30m
3:31AM0.38m
3:44PM0.33m
4:17AM0.37m
4:30PM0.40m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
3
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
11
10
Feels °C
13
12
10
11
11
11
10
10
11
13
11
9
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
6
6
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