Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 7AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 580 | 458 | 444 | 367 | 298 | 383 | 363 | 251 | 322 | 505 | 367 | 269 | 263 | 223 | 1415 | 959 | 1137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:37PM2.74m | 9:10AM2.74m | 9:32PM2.92m | 10:02AM2.88m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.27m | 3:18PM0.27m | 3:49AM0.10m | 4:09PM0.12m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 580 | 458 | 444 | 367 | 298 | 277 | 218 | 86 | 83 | 85 | 67 | 70 | 113 | 260 | 1415 | 959 | 1137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 12 | W 15 | WNW 11 | W 14 |
| kJ | 79 | 51 | 38 | 37 | 298 | 383 | 363 | 162 | 322 | 505 | 367 | 269 | 263 | 223 | 119 | 411 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | — | NW 9 | N 10 | WNW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | W 15 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 71 | 69 | 68 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 60 | 251 | 119 | — | 3 | 8 | 70 | 193 | 39 | 109 | 117 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 57 |
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