Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 7AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1365 | 1664 | 1850 | 1787 | 1663 | 1185 | 1418 | 1315 | 1315 | 1248 | 1257 | 1223 | 1018 | 824 | 724 | 590 | 590 | 590 | 690 | 764 | 2147 | 2197 | 2197 | 2689 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:33AM2.87m | 12:51PM2.83m | 1:09AM2.76m | 1:27PM2.73m | 1:47AM2.62m | 2:04PM2.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44AM0.21m | 7:03PM0.26m | 7:20AM0.34m | 7:41PM0.39m | 7:58AM0.49m | 8:21PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 1365 | 1664 | 1850 | 1787 | 1663 | 1185 | 1418 | 1315 | 1315 | 1248 | 1257 | 1223 | 1018 | 824 | 724 | 590 | 590 | 590 | 690 | 764 | 2147 | 2197 | 2197 | 2689 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | W 16 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 101 | 115 | 126 | 107 | 84 | 422 | 78 | 50 | 49 | — | — | 128 | 127 | 120 | 127 | 119 | 83 | 86 | 108 | 520 | 97 | 73 | 93 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNE 6 | N 5 | — | N 5 | NW 8 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | N 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | N 8 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 80 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 63 | 61 | 22 | 43 | 96 | 43 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 28 | 61 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 159 | 57 | 57 | 188 | 188 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 70 | 0 |
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