Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 4PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | NNW 8 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4075 | 2750 | 1791 | 1337 | 973 | 816 | 396 | 502 | 325 | 188 | 113 | 470 | 577 | 534 | 632 | 1092 | 1661 | 4347 | 6236 | 3429 | 5914 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:38AM2.74m | 10:53PM2.88m | 11:13AM2.82m | 11:27PM2.95m | 11:48AM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM0.26m | 5:06AM0.15m | 5:19PM0.18m | 5:40AM0.09m | 5:54PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | W 16 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 265 | 2750 | 1791 | 1337 | 973 | 816 | 396 | 502 | 325 | 165 | 113 | 85 | 577 | 534 | 226 | 1092 | 667 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 19 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 18 | W 17 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 184 | 181 | 178 | 178 | 176 | 289 | 304 | 197 | 188 | 113 | 470 | 60 | 44 | 632 | 734 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 24 | W 23 | W 22 | WNW 11 | WSW 22 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 41 | 39 | 23 | 95 | 361 | 115 | 106 | 63 | 67 | 115 | 96 | 131 | 215 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 4075 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | 164 | 199 | — | — | 1661 | 4347 | 6236 | 3429 | 5914 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 188 | 190 | 149 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 159 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 188 | 191 | 199 | 190 | 209 |
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