Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.2° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 11AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
360
351
329
274
268
257
199
160
157
153
125
122
116
95
93
93
67
66
74
66
66
52
52
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:40AM2.27m
7:06PM2.44m
7:35AM2.34m
7:56PM2.49m
8:26AM2.41m
8:43PM2.51m
Low Tide
12:44PM0.57m
1:15AM0.55m
1:37PM0.51m
2:06AM0.48m
2:25PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
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7:32
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Temp °C
13
13
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
11
11
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
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