Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 1PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2839 | 3972 | 5600 | 10043 | 9300 | 7822 | 6079 | 4716 | 3747 | 2939 | 2522 | 1929 | 1553 | 1285 | 1266 | 1349 | 1285 | 1071 | 1039 | 1005 | 792 | 690 | 596 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:22AM2.19m | 7:51PM2.27m | 8:19AM2.27m | 8:42PM2.37m | 9:07AM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.87m | 1:33PM0.85m | 2:06AM0.81m | 2:28PM0.78m | 2:57AM0.71m | 3:16PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | N 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 2839 | 3972 | 5600 | 60 | 9300 | 7822 | 6079 | 4716 | 3747 | 2939 | 2522 | 1929 | 1553 | 1285 | 1266 | 1349 | 1285 | 1071 | 1039 | 1005 | 792 | 690 | 596 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 |
| kJ | 226 | 186 | 123 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10043 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 70 | 77 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
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