Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 8PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 492 | 355 | 392 | 519 | 867 | 2339 | 3131 | 3972 | 4575 | 10304 | 9988 | 8560 | 6441 | 4716 | 3727 | 2939 | 2522 | 1929 | 1553 | 1285 | 1370 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:18AM2.18m | 6:51PM2.22m | 7:22AM2.19m | 7:51PM2.27m | 8:19AM2.27m | 8:42PM2.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM0.87m | 1:07AM0.87m | 1:33PM0.85m | 2:06AM0.81m | 2:28PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 17 | W 16 | N 8 | N 8 | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 372 | 355 | 318 | 413 | 723 | 2339 | 3131 | 3972 | 4575 | 58 | 31 | — | 6441 | 4716 | 3727 | 2939 | 2522 | 1929 | 1553 | 1285 | 1370 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 492 | 234 | 99 | 519 | 257 | 240 | 199 | 161 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 162 | 244 | 160 | 493 | 867 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 392 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10304 | 9988 | 8560 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 149 | 197 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 12 | 177 | 181 | 77 | 70 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
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