Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 7PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 389 | 389 | 382 | 388 | 381 | 367 | 308 | 302 | 472 | 1045 | 986 | 986 | 986 | 874 | 861 | 758 | 733 | 303 | 454 | 1373 | 1765 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | on |
High Tide | 9:50AM2.48m | 10:08PM2.60m | 10:29AM2.58m | 10:46PM2.71m | 11:06AM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.56m | 4:22AM0.47m | 4:36PM0.45m | 4:59AM0.36m | 5:12PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 389 | 389 | 382 | 388 | 381 | 367 | 308 | 302 | 250 | 1045 | 986 | 986 | 986 | 874 | 861 | 758 | 733 | 245 | 454 | 512 | 1765 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 20 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 6 | 26 | 81 | 169 | 472 | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | 107 | 220 | 303 | 317 | 276 | 504 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | W 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 266 | 206 | — | 358 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | NNE 5 | NW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 44 | 1373 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 151 | 188 | 188 | 188 |
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