
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 10PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3314 | 2034 | 3247 | 1750 | 1440 | 2409 | 2114 | 1872 | 1685 | 1478 | 1739 | 4528 | 3805 | 3469 | 3062 | 2815 | 2736 | 2386 | 838 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:58PM3.03m | 12:19PM2.97m | 00:37AM3.04m | 12:58PM2.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10AM0.01m | 6:27PM0.05m | 6:49AM0.02m | 7:08PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | WSW 21 | W 12 | W 11 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 |
— | 2034 | 89 | 1750 | 1208 | 273 | 337 | 418 | 487 | 447 | 554 | — | 3805 | 3469 | 3062 | 2815 | 2736 | 2386 | 696 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 22 | — | WSW 21 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 |
— | 91 | — | 144 | 196 | — | — | — | — | 548 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 838 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3314 | 1421 | 3247 | 1596 | 1440 | 2409 | 2114 | 1872 | 1685 | 1478 | 1739 | 4528 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 70 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 188 | 77 |
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