Tauranga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° S 171.46° E

North Island New Zealand Surf

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.2° 

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

Detailed North Island New Zealand surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in North Island New Zealand. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in North Island New Zealand. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in North Island New Zealand over the next 7 days. Surf photos from North Island New Zealand and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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North Island New Zealand Wavefinder

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Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
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9
4
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
14
4.5
WSW
11
1.1
SSE
7
4.5
WSW
16
5
SW
17
2.1
SSW
11
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
12
1
S
8
2.1
S
8
3.5
SW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
SW
16
3
SW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
202
5049
132
10350
14891
1027
488
547
137
608
6323
4832
6609
6017
6675
3768
1772
1195
850
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
40
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
SE
10
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
25
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
NNE
Wind State
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off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
00:12AM1.33m
3:58AM2.49m
1:20PM1.85m
5:02AM2.57m
12:40PM1.30m
1:02AM1.22m
2:22PM1.34m
2:19AM1.27m
7:06AM2.83m
7:43PM2.70m
7:49AM2.40m
8:21PM2.89m
8:31AM2.72m
3:41PM1.32m
Low Tide
10:06AM1.31m
10:55PM1.09m
11:19AM1.32m
6:58PM0.32m
7:51AM0.35m
8:15PM0.35m
1:26PM0.72m
1:54AM0.61m
2:01PM0.70m
2:32AM0.39m
9:46PM0.53m
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1
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Max °C
15
12
15
11
13
14
14
14
20
7
13
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7
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12
10
Min °C
14
11
11
8
12
12
11
13
12
6
13
9
6
8
11
9
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11
9
Chill °C
14
9
14
9
11
14
12
13
20
4
11
6
4
8
9
8
10
12
9
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