Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.8° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 4PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
58
45
44
43
42
30
29
21
20
20
19
19
11
11
25
25
26
27
27
27
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:46AM2.47m
11:06PM2.51m
11:31AM2.49m
11:52PM2.48m
12:18PM2.47m
Low Tide
4:39PM0.60m
5:08AM0.54m
5:26PM0.65m
5:54AM0.56m
6:18PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
16
13
11
12
13
12
13
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
10
11
11
9
9
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
12
12
11
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