Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 12PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 265 | 239 | 282 | 475 | 496 | 450 | 555 | 963 | 2829 | 4080 | 5508 | 5813 | 6850 | 8650 | 10281 | 11757 | 10900 | 8714 | 7161 | 6073 | 5187 | 4407 | 3881 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:37AM2.08m | 6:14PM2.12m | 6:52AM2.10m | 7:23PM2.20m | 7:55AM2.20m | 8:18PM2.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.99m | 00:34AM0.96m | 1:04PM0.95m | 1:40AM0.87m | 2:03PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 265 | 239 | 282 | 475 | 496 | 450 | 555 | 963 | 280 | — | — | — | 68 | 52 | 52 | 11757 | 10900 | 8714 | 7161 | 6073 | 5187 | 4407 | 3881 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 19 | W 20 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 28 | 71 | 90 | 125 | 153 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 123 | 123 | 188 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | N 3 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 35 | 167 | 342 | 2829 | 4080 | 5508 | 5813 | 6850 | 8650 | 10281 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 188 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 199 | 199 | 200 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 195 | 189 | 188 | 159 | 159 | 188 | 188 | 12 | 12 |
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