Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 9AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2853 | 2570 | 2499 | 2211 | 1919 | 1538 | 1249 | 1145 | 861 | 736 | 263 | 430 | 742 | 901 | 1100 | 988 | 901 | 1445 | 1220 | 1347 | 1226 | 921 | 705 | 572 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:16AM3.00m | 11:38PM3.09m | 12:09PM2.96m | 00:31AM3.07m | 1:01PM2.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM-0.01m | 5:26PM0.07m | 5:56AM-0.03m | 6:18PM0.09m | 6:50AM0.02m | 7:10PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 12 | W 23 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 21 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 2853 | 2570 | 2499 | 2211 | 1919 | 1538 | 1249 | — | 861 | 11 | 232 | 137 | 35 | 901 | 1100 | 988 | 901 | 1445 | 1220 | 257 | 254 | 921 | 705 | 572 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 16 | W 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 17 | N 13 | N 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 26 | 69 | 74 | 156 | 317 | 162 | 154 | 14 | 13 | 304 | 360 | 423 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | N 12 | — | W 20 | WSW 19 | W 18 | N 14 | N 13 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 67 | 123 | 163 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1145 | — | 736 | 263 | 430 | 742 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1347 | 1226 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 188 | 195 | 188 | 174 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 65 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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