Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 5AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 81 | 38 | 204 | 439 | 676 | 951 | 985 | 885 | 780 | 687 | 611 | 515 | 682 | 926 | 848 | 796 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:26AM2.46m | 5:03PM2.41m | 5:41AM2.42m | 6:19PM2.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.60m | 10:46AM0.61m | 11:21PM0.64m | 11:59AM0.64m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 81 | 81 | 38 | 204 | 439 | 676 | 951 | 985 | 34 | 32 | 687 | 611 | 515 | 682 | 926 | 848 | 796 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 123 | 85 | 280 | 418 | 176 | 352 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 12 | — | W 18 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 11 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 70 | 29 | 75 | 27 | — | 235 | 158 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 2 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 885 | 780 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 16 | 39 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
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