Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.1° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 10PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)--
Afternoon (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
198
320
320
238
124
178
162
167
167
132
124
84
115
121
96
193
153
154
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:06PM2.34m
4:28AM2.22m
5:11PM2.35m
5:37AM2.22m
6:11PM2.39m
Low Tide
10:13PM0.74m
10:38AM0.65m
11:20PM0.70m
11:44AM0.62m
cloud
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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6:54
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6:54
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7:30
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1
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
14
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
12
11
10
11
13
12
12
13
14
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