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Tauranga Bay Surf Photo: 'SUP' by Chris Boyce

Lat Long: 35.00° S 173.83° E

Issued: 11 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is

17.9° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Tauranga Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE	S	ENE	SE
	9 s	cross- on	2 s	9 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NNE	NNE	ENE	SE
	9 s	on	2 s	9 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 February at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	N	NNE	ENE	NE
	9 s	on	3 s	9 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 February at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	N		NE	NE
	9 s	on		9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 February at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WNW		ENE	N
	9 s	glass		9 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 February at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SE		ENE	NE
	9 s	glass		9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 February at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SE		ENE	NE
	9 s	glass		9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 February at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	E		ENE	NE
	9 s	glass		9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 February at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE		ENE	NE
	9 s	cross- on		9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	N	N	ENE	NE
	9 s	on	2 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 February at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNW	N	ENE	NE
	9 s	cross- on	3 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 February at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NW	NNW	ENE	NE
	9 s	cross- on	3 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 February at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SW	NW	NE	NE
	9 s	glass	3 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 February at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	S		NE	NE
	9 s	off		9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 February at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SSW		NE	NE
	9 s	glass		9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 February at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	WSW		NE	NE
	8 s	glass		8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 February at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	N		NE	NE
	8 s	on		9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 52 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.5m (4.8 ft). Range 2.69m (8.8 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Tauranga Bay Surf Photo: 'SUP' by Chris Boyce

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User: Chris Boyce (3 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:08 pm 6 Feb 2017