Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay of Plenty today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay of Plenty at 9PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Plenty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 576 | 584 | 592 | 509 | 509 | 509 | 649 | 657 | 693 | 711 | 612 | 558 | 543 | 551 | 543 | 482 | 476 | 476 | 469 | 395 | 390 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:58PM0.52m | 8:13AM0.84m | 8:41PM0.56m | 8:52AM0.78m | 9:25PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.02m | 1:30AM0.04m | 2:52PM0.04m | 2:15AM0.08m | 3:23PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 576 | 584 | 592 | 509 | 509 | 509 | 649 | 657 | 693 | 711 | 612 | 558 | 543 | 551 | 543 | 482 | 476 | 476 | 469 | 395 | 390 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 117 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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