
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taronui Bay today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Taronui Bay at 11AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Taronui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ESE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | 63 | 83 | 88 | 44 | 43 | 103 | 98 | 128 | 168 | 158 | 113 | 168 | 242 | 176 | 173 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 178 | 178 | 232 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:25AM2.06m | 5:18PM2.13m | 5:20AM2.05m | 6:08PM2.15m | 6:10AM2.07m | 6:53PM2.19m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.95m | 11:23PM1.07m | 11:46AM0.92m | 00:12AM1.02m | 12:35PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
89 | 63 | 62 | 40 | 43 | 34 | 21 | 98 | 128 | 168 | 158 | 113 | 168 | 242 | 176 | 173 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 178 | 178 | 232 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNW 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 |
16 | 7 | 20 | 47 | 40 | 43 | 103 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | E 16 | NW 11 | NW 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | W 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — |
28 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 43 | 22 | 40 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | SSE 2 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | 83 | 88 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 73 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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