Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 10AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 437 | 901 | 1245 | 2600 | 2197 | 2218 | 2346 | 2229 | 2300 | 2532 | 2185 | 1581 | 1335 | 1037 | 342 | 288 | 284 | 497 | 422 | 331 | 337 | 280 | 343 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:47AM2.62m | 2:04PM2.59m | 2:26AM2.46m | 2:46PM2.43m | 3:11AM2.29m | 3:35PM2.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58AM0.49m | 8:21PM0.55m | 8:38AM0.66m | 9:05PM0.71m | 9:25AM0.81m | 9:57PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 186 | 901 | 1245 | 2600 | 2197 | 2218 | 2346 | 2229 | 2300 | 2532 | 2185 | 1581 | 1335 | 1037 | 342 | 288 | 193 | 497 | 422 | 331 | 337 | 280 | 343 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | N 7 | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — |
| kJ | 437 | 147 | 138 | 171 | 161 | 133 | 98 | 66 | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 304 | 240 | 284 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 97 | 350 | 355 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 161 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 215 | 29 | 12 |
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