Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 9PM is: 1.5m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 2.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 531 | 1428 | 1421 | 5106 | 6102 | 6429 | 6031 | 5241 | 4766 | 4244 | 4190 | 3915 | 3259 | 2947 | 2701 | 2457 | 2280 | 2315 | 2478 | 2523 | 2779 | 2856 | 2934 | 2934 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:35PM3.06m | 11:05AM2.97m | 11:26PM3.13m | 11:54AM2.98m | 00:15AM3.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52AM-0.02m | 5:13PM0.05m | 5:43AM-0.07m | 6:02PM0.03m | 6:32AM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 531 | 1428 | 1302 | 5106 | 6102 | 6429 | 6031 | 5241 | 4766 | 4244 | 4190 | 3915 | 3259 | 2947 | 2701 | 2457 | 2280 | 2315 | 2478 | 2523 | 2779 | 2856 | 2934 | 2934 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 18 | W 18 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 268 | 432 | 1421 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 249 | — | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 215 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 159 | 159 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 188 | 188 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 188 | 159 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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