Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 1AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu night, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1027 | 754 | 619 | 467 | 744 | 643 | 530 | 447 | 345 | 263 | 203 | 158 | 156 | 204 | 137 | 131 | 82 | 81 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:31AM2.66m | 2:59PM2.54m | 3:22AM2.55m | 3:55PM2.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.43m | 8:49AM0.41m | 9:11PM0.52m | 9:42AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 1027 | 754 | 619 | 467 | 744 | 643 | 530 | 447 | 345 | 263 | 203 | 158 | 156 | 204 | 137 | 131 | 82 | 81 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 633 | 624 | 452 | 326 | 103 | 103 | 91 | 87 | 86 | 83 | 74 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | W 18 | — | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | W 23 | W 23 | W 8 | W 8 | W 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 30 | — | 106 | 99 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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