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Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
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Tauranga Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 10PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | |
1961 | 1514 | 1379 | 1230 | 1092 | 928 | 833 | 834 | 730 | 333 | 333 | 603 | 480 | 500 | 500 | 478 | 732 | 744 | 603 | 582 | 1361 | 1123 | 962 | 827 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:00PM2.26m | 6:22AM2.41m | 6:57PM2.40m | 7:17AM2.56m | 7:49PM2.58m | 8:08AM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.74m | 12:40PM0.56m | 1:02AM0.60m | 1:33PM0.40m | 1:55AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
1961 | 1514 | 1379 | 1230 | 1092 | 928 | 833 | 834 | 730 | 181 | 229 | 603 | 480 | 500 | 500 | 478 | 732 | 744 | 522 | 522 | 1361 | 1123 | 962 | 827 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 26 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 333 | 333 | 65 | 207 | 166 | 476 | 458 | 671 | 651 | 603 | 582 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | W 26 | N 11 | WSW 24 | W 23 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 3 | 186 | 277 | 163 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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