Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 6PM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5600 | 7278 | 8176 | 9007 | 8899 | 8433 | 7489 | 6528 | 5993 | 5029 | 4295 | 3609 | 2930 | 2544 | 2116 | 1951 | 1609 | 1633 | 1662 | 731 | 890 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:24PM2.86m | 00:40AM2.92m | 1:02PM2.81m | 1:21AM2.83m | 1:44PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.09m | 6:32PM0.17m | 6:55AM0.15m | 7:12PM0.24m | 7:36AM0.26m | 7:57PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 91 | — | 2930 | 2544 | 315 | 1951 | 1609 | 1633 | 1662 | 731 | 449 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | 128 | — | 246 | 394 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 5600 | 7278 | 8176 | 9007 | 8899 | 8433 | 7489 | 6528 | 5993 | 5029 | 4295 | 3609 | — | — | 2116 | — | — | — | — | 397 | 890 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 197 | 197 | 624 | 199 | 189 | 159 | 189 | 70 | 65 | 29 | 189 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 12 | 12 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 |
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