Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 10PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | W 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 947 | 1144 | 1040 | 408 | 396 | 490 | 543 | 731 | 640 | 632 | 688 | 671 | 679 | 505 | 422 | 462 | 662 | 1688 | 2541 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:22PM3.07m | 10:49AM2.97m | 11:08PM3.14m | 11:34AM3.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM-0.03m | 4:56PM0.02m | 5:24AM-0.09m | 5:41PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | W 18 |
| kJ | 947 | 1144 | 1040 | 547 | 512 | 382 | 543 | 731 | 543 | 489 | 417 | 402 | 358 | 307 | 243 | 462 | 662 | 1688 | 2541 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 131 | 109 | 68 | 408 | 396 | 490 | 241 | 135 | 640 | 632 | 688 | 671 | 679 | 505 | 297 | 157 | 112 | 87 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 19 | W 19 | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 75 | 117 | 180 | 315 | 280 | 362 | 329 | 88 | 64 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 184 | 422 | 273 | 369 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 39 | 57 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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