Tauranga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (06 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 3PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	16s
Afternoon (06 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	16s
Evening (06 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	16s

Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed morning).
	Mon 6					Tuesday 7								Wednesday 8								Thu 9
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	3	2	3	2	0	1	0	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	W 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	5827	5074	4457	4288	3659	2793	2279	1924	1475	899	668	534	721	561	427	384	373	452	648	593	485	816	2338	2627
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			2:44PM2.47m					3:02AM2.56m				3:33PM2.44m				3:54AM2.52m				4:28PM2.42m				4:54AM2.49m
Low Tide	8:35AM0.45m				8:52PM0.55m					9:22AM0.48m				9:42PM0.59m				10:15AM0.52m				10:40PM0.61m


	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00
	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	5:17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	13	13	14	13	12	11	12	14	14	12	11	10	10	10	10	13	14	12	12	12	11	10
Feels °C	5	7	5	7	10	8	6	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	11	9	7	8	7	4	3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	W 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 15
kJ	5827	5074	4457	4288	3659	2793	2279	1924	1475	899	668	534	721	561	427	384	373	452	648	593	485	816	2338	2627
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 7	N 7	WSW 20	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 23	WSW 22
kJ	—	—	—	—	16	27	22	21	19	19	30	29	18	9	9	75	125	186	246	433	404	540	53	156
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 21	WSW 21	N 7	N 7	N 7	—	—	W 24	W 24	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	44	4	4	1	—	—	11	11	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 3	—	—	—	SSW 5	—	—	SW 7	SW 6	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	7	—	—	—	22	—	—	100	116	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	65	4	77	65	4	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	0	12	12	12
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui	Blaketown Wedge	Blaketown Wedge	Little Wanganui	Shingles	Little Wanganui	Little Wanganui	Little Wanganui	Little Wanganui	Shingles	Blaketown Wedge	Little Wanganui	Little Wanganui	Little Wanganui	Little Wanganui	Blaketown Wedge	Westport Breakwater	Little Wanganui	Blaketown Wedge	Waimarie	Blaketown Wedge	Blaketown Wedge	Blaketown Wedge	Blaketown Wedge
Rating (10 max)	6	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	7	6	8	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	7	9	9	7	5	7	9	9	9

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