Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 20s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 336 | 584 | 990 | 1337 | 1499 | 1814 | 1774 | 4343 | 4902 | 5023 | 1658 | 2199 | 2338 | 1939 | 1348 | 867 | 634 | 1360 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | off | off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 1:08AM2.80m | 1:30PM2.67m | 1:47AM2.74m | 2:12PM2.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM0.30m | 7:23AM0.25m | 7:38PM0.35m | 8:04AM0.32m | 8:21PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 133 | 124 | 118 | 164 | 261 | 1499 | 1814 | 1774 | — | — | — | — | — | 2338 | 1939 | 1348 | 867 | 634 | 1360 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 135 | 91 | 584 | 990 | 1337 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 679 | 452 | 505 | 549 | 549 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — |
| kJ | 143 | 336 | 90 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 215 | 278 | 450 | 4343 | 4902 | 5023 | 1658 | 2199 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 220 | 190 | 291 | 306 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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