Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 2AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 836 | 400 | 392 | 326 | 639 | 555 | 464 | 349 | 274 | 209 | 275 | 385 | 443 | 485 | 485 | 469 | 400 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:27PM2.55m | 8:04AM2.55m | 8:28PM2.74m | 8:59AM2.72m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.46m | 2:11PM0.46m | 2:44AM0.27m | 3:04PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 836 | 400 | 392 | 326 | 639 | 555 | 464 | 349 | 274 | 209 | 275 | 385 | 443 | 485 | 485 | 469 | 400 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | NW 5 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 96 | 142 | 246 | 34 | 123 | 105 | 72 | 86 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 33 | 218 | 298 | 295 | 257 | 329 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 22 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 77 | 261 | 59 | 173 | 25 | 24 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 150 | 146 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 29 | 39 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
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