
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taronui Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Taronui Bay at 8AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Taronui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 64 | 154 | 319 | 258 | 264 | 94 | 149 | 147 | 139 | 67 | 52 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 94 | 319 | 253 | 120 | 96 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:51PM2.28m | 11:23AM2.34m | 11:29PM2.22m | 12:01PM2.27m | 00:08AM2.15m | 12:41PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.65m | 5:29PM0.81m | 5:45AM0.74m | 6:11PM0.88m | 6:25AM0.83m | 6:54PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ESE 6 |
63 | 63 | 63 | 47 | 258 | 154 | 94 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 67 | 52 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 176 | 159 | 24 | 22 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 12 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 13 | N 17 | NE 10 |
2 | 3 | — | — | 46 | 46 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 12 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 15 | — | — | N 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 18 | N 12 | N 17 |
2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 3 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — |
24 | 64 | 154 | 319 | — | 264 | 18 | 149 | 147 | 139 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 94 | 319 | 253 | 120 | 96 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 286 | 531 | 84 | 7 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 73 | 303 | 105 | 7 | 80 | 1 | 52 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
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