Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 5PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 808 | 582 | 317 | 931 | 1606 | 1456 | 1724 | 2046 | 3263 | 5354 | 8722 | 9067 | 8711 | 7251 | 4620 | 2904 | 1806 | 1114 | 850 | 621 | 562 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:06AM2.65m | 11:22PM2.78m | 11:41AM2.70m | 11:57PM2.82m | 12:17PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.36m | 5:35AM0.28m | 5:48PM0.31m | 6:10AM0.24m | 6:23PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 808 | 582 | 237 | 443 | 1606 | 1456 | 307 | — | — | — | — | — | 8711 | 7251 | 4620 | 2904 | 1806 | 1114 | 850 | 621 | 562 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | W 20 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 220 | 266 | 317 | 276 | 407 | 492 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | W 22 | WSW 16 | — | W 19 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 36 | 206 | — | 358 | 404 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | N 6 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 46 | 104 | 931 | — | — | 1724 | 2046 | 3263 | 5354 | 8722 | 9067 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 149 | 151 | 159 | 159 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 65 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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