Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 11PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2764 | 2221 | 1893 | 1400 | 1092 | 920 | 683 | 598 | 447 | 365 | 231 | 134 | 220 | 319 | 369 | 647 | 1773 | 1572 | 1363 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:48AM2.54m | 4:17PM2.58m | 5:00AM2.41m | 5:31PM2.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34PM0.38m | 10:01AM0.53m | 10:42PM0.49m | 11:10AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 2764 | 2221 | 1893 | 1400 | 1092 | 920 | 683 | 598 | 447 | 365 | 231 | 134 | 220 | 319 | 57 | 647 | 1773 | 1572 | 1363 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | N 18 | N 8 | N 7 | N 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 104 | 69 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 17 | N 16 | N 7 | N 16 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 62 | 33 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 369 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 191 | 57 | 16 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 65 |
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