Surf Forecasts:
Tauranga Bay surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 6PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 6PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period, NE swell with 76 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 6PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tauranga Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Tauranga Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tauranga Bay in the next 16 days are 0.4m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Friday (Sep 11) at 12PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tauranga Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
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Alright, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next week and a half is a pretty grim stretch for Tauranga Bay. We’ve got a solid run of days with barely a ripple, and every single slot is rating as poor surf conditions right through until the 22nd of September. That’s a long, dry spell of near-flat nothingness, with tiny swell and mostly clean but completely powerless waves. Don’t get your hopes up.
There is a flicker of life right at the very tail of the forecast, on Wednesday the 23rd of September. That morning we finally see something pop – a chest-high 4ft swell from the east, but with a short period of only 7 seconds. That means weak, windswell-style waves, not the clean groundswell we’d really want. The combined energy climbs to 131 (weak-to-moderate), so there’s finally a little bit of push. The wind will be light offshore from the SSW, making it glassy and clean. For a begginer-friendly spot like this, those chest-high clean waves are about as good as it’s going to get, but don’t expect anything memorable.
The water temp is 61°, which is one degree above the long-term average—a little warmer than usual for this time of year, so the wetsuit will feel a bit more comfortable.
Honestly, the whole 16-day window offers just that one window of ordinary, surfable waves. The rest is a dead zone. Keep an eye on the charts, because it tends not to stay flat forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NNE 15 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 40 | 30 | 56 | 73 | 42 | 62 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:30PM2.40m | 5:54AM2.31m | 6:29PM2.48m | 6:53AM2.37m | 7:23PM2.56m | 7:47AM2.45m | 8:12PM2.61m | 8:37AM2.51m | 8:58PM2.63m | 9:24AM2.56m | 9:41PM2.61m | 10:09AM2.57m | 10:23PM2.56m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM0.62m | 11:36PM0.70m | 12:02PM0.54m | 00:35AM0.60m | 12:58PM0.45m | 1:29AM0.50m | 1:48PM0.38m | 2:19AM0.42m | 2:34PM0.37m | 3:04AM0.38m | 3:19PM0.40m | 3:47AM0.39m | 4:02PM0.48m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NW 5 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 41 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 62 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NW 4 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 40 | 30 | 56 | 73 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | WNW 8 | NE 15 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 15 | NW 6 | SE 7 | NE 12 | ESE 7 | W 17 | N 14 | N 14 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | S 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 112 | 60 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 413 | 494 | 518 | 65 |
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