
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 6AM is: 3.5m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
3773 | 4424 | 5834 | 8650 | 7665 | 7003 | 6065 | 5946 | 5808 | 6287 | 4061 | 4293 | 4585 | 3594 | 3619 | 3709 | 3296 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:04PM3.04m | 10:28AM2.95m | 10:46PM3.09m | 11:08AM2.99m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM-0.01m | 4:35PM0.04m | 4:59AM-0.05m | 5:15PM0.01m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
1226 | 4424 | 5834 | 8650 | 7665 | 7003 | 6065 | 5946 | 5808 | 6287 | 4061 | 4293 | 4585 | 3594 | 3619 | 3709 | 3296 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3773 | 1079 | 816 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 969 | 1597 | 1555 | 2124 | 1833 | 1450 | 1650 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 190 | 188 | 189 | 188 | 188 | 178 | 205 | 205 | 189 |
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