Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 9PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1968 | 1496 | 3088 | 2507 | 2116 | 1951 | 1633 | 1657 | 1527 | 1759 | 651 | 557 | 603 | 848 | 1026 | 865 | 802 | 1569 | 1419 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:21AM2.83m | 1:44PM2.72m | 2:07AM2.69m | 2:33PM2.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM0.24m | 7:36AM0.26m | 7:57PM0.35m | 8:24AM0.41m | 8:50PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1968 | 1496 | 128 | 2507 | 2116 | 1951 | 1633 | 1657 | 1527 | — | 651 | 557 | 361 | 222 | 1026 | 865 | 802 | 1569 | 1419 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 22 | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 91 | — | — | 128 | 315 | 246 | 394 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | 165 | 301 | 478 | 134 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1699 | 1368 | 3088 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1759 | 343 | 501 | 603 | 848 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 0 | 65 | 159 | 188 | 159 | 159 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 0 | 16 |
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