Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Tauranga Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
21.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 11PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)--
Afternoon (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
1
N
1.3
NNW
0.5
ESE
0.8
N
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)12121212121212126611611111110101010101010108
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1082022021521501131111127612370474639222220201919191918301
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
W
10
SE
25
NW
30
NW
15
W
15
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
SE
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:11PM
2.23
6:42AM
2.39
7:09PM
2.27
7:35AM
2.44
8:01PM
2.34
8:23AM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
0.62
12:51PM
0.65
1:13AM
0.56
1:43PM
0.57
2:03AM
0.51
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise------7:33-------7:35-------7:35-
Sunset-7:23-------7:22-------7:21------
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--1331-----------------2
Temp. °C212018202019202222201919191717202017151517161719
Feels °C (?)212117181719202020191918181515171714141316141515
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