
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 20s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 5AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 20s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
400 | 392 | 320 | 380 | 1109 | 3412 | 8067 | 3279 | 3773 | 4771 | 6234 | 8650 | 7665 | 7003 | 6533 | 6688 | 6155 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:19PM2.91m | 9:46AM2.86m | 10:04PM3.04m | 10:28AM2.95m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.10m | 3:52PM0.13m | 4:18AM-0.01m | 4:35PM0.04m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — |
400 | 392 | 320 | 313 | 1109 | 673 | — | 1201 | 1108 | 4771 | 6234 | 8650 | 7665 | 7003 | 6533 | 6688 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 22 | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
329 | 326 | 311 | 380 | 480 | — | — | 3279 | 3773 | 951 | 506 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 6 | 98 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | 113 | 3412 | 8067 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6155 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 159 | 188 | 159 | 188 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 188 |
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