Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
15.9°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 7AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
27
26
26
35
54
76
72
147
38
24
24
24
12
29
18
19
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
NW
20
NW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:40AM2.44m
1:10PM2.42m
1:33AM2.38m
2:09PM2.36m
Low Tide
6:18PM0.71m
6:45AM0.60m
7:13PM0.76m
7:42AM0.65m
8:15PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
17
17
16
15
12
11
11
12
14
16
15
13
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
12
13
10
9
9
11
12
12
12
11
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