Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (02 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 1AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 447 | 359 | 231 | 118 | 214 | 287 | 344 | 538 | 1502 | 1488 | 1309 | 839 | 678 | 603 | 434 | 362 | 307 | 264 | 221 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:00AM2.41m | 5:31PM2.51m | 6:16AM2.37m | 6:45PM2.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.49m | 11:10AM0.63m | 11:55PM0.55m | 12:23PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 447 | 359 | 231 | 118 | 214 | 287 | 344 | 538 | 1502 | 1488 | 1309 | 839 | 678 | 603 | 434 | 362 | 307 | 264 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 104 | 95 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 90 | 81 | 79 | 55 | 53 | 38 | 135 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | N 7 | N 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | N 15 | N 14 | W 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 5 | 62 | 36 | 25 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 109 | 106 | 128 | 38 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 69 | 61 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 16 | 16 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 188 | 199 | 65 | 65 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
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