Tauranga Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s have a look at what’s shaping up for Tauranga Bay.

To be straight with you, the next 16 days aren’t exactly firing for Tauranga Bay. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak conditions, and the window of good surf is tight. The water temp is sitting right around average for the time of year, so nothing out of the ordinary there.

The first real glimmer comes on Wednesday afternoon, August 12th. We’ve got 4ft of swell from the NNE, with a short 8-second period. The wind turns light and cross-offshore, which is a major positive – it’ll clean things up nicely. The combined energy is moderate (346). This is the best window in the entire outlook, and it’s surfable for beginners, but it’s not a big day.

Thursday the 13th dawns glassy with a light SW offshore. Swell drops to 3ft from the NE, still short period at 8 seconds. The energy is weak (124). It’s surfable, but ordinary. Thursday afternoon goes downhill quick with a cross-onshore breeze.

From Friday the 14th all the way through to Tuesday the 18th, it’s a real struggle. Swell stays under 3ft, most days have poor wind, and the energy drops into double digits, often below 100. There’s a brief moment on Saturday the 15th with clean offshore winds, but the swell is only 2ft. It’s better than nothing, but barely.

Then we hit a real lull. From Wednesday the 19th through to Saturday the 22nd, the swell is tiny – 0.7ft to 1ft – with weak energy (11 to 18). Forget about it. There’s a pulse of 2ft on Sunday the 23rd from the N, but it’s onshore and rainy, so no good.

The last few days of the run, from the 25th to the 27th, have some slightly bigger swell (3ft to 3ft from the ENE/NE), but the wind is mostly cross or cross-on, and we’re looking at stormy conditions, even a risk of thunderstorms. The 27th, Thursday morning, has a clean cross-offshore wind and swell energy of 140, but it’s still only 2ft.

So, the standout is that Wednesday afternoon, August 12th. It’s the only time the swell, wind, and energy come together for a clean, surfable session.

Rusty.

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