Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 11PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 11 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3618 | 1421 | 1070 | 784 | 580 | 469 | 380 | 365 | 335 | 302 | 270 | 260 | 259 | 816 | 1526 | 3180 | 3609 | 4197 | 2003 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:16AM3.05m | 12:37PM3.03m | 1:02AM3.00m | 1:24PM2.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28AM0.02m | 6:51PM0.02m | 7:14AM0.11m | 7:40PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1421 | 1070 | 784 | 580 | 469 | 380 | 365 | 335 | 300 | 270 | 260 | 259 | 357 | — | 143 | 125 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 688 | 643 | 442 | 375 | 307 | 274 | 237 | 143 | 176 | 218 | 213 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 101 | 181 | 170 | 137 | 187 | 143 | 135 | — | 141 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 9 |
| kJ | 3618 | 924 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 302 | — | — | 222 | 816 | 1526 | 3180 | 3609 | 4197 | 2003 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 271 | 246 | 159 | 169 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 12 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 159 | 246 | 189 | 188 | 190 |
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