Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 11PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 898 | 744 | 639 | 565 | 437 | 346 | 277 | 198 | 298 | 867 | 1575 | 951 | 560 | 492 | 392 | 566 | 619 | 1312 | 1388 | 4981 | 5624 | 6424 | 5592 | 5135 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:45PM2.77m | 9:17AM2.81m | 9:42PM2.93m | 10:13AM2.91m | 10:35PM3.06m | 11:05AM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29PM0.36m | 3:01AM0.24m | 3:28PM0.24m | 3:59AM0.10m | 4:22PM0.13m | 4:52AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 898 | 744 | 639 | 565 | 437 | 346 | 277 | 198 | 152 | 152 | 1575 | 951 | 560 | 323 | 298 | 566 | 619 | 1312 | 1388 | 4981 | 5624 | 6424 | 5592 | 5135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 14 | — | — | N 11 | — | N 13 | W 23 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 8 | WSW 18 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 11 | 104 | 137 | 115 | 492 | 392 | 121 | 331 | 234 | 1118 | 134 | 136 | — | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | W 23 | W 22 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 10 | 39 | 131 | 77 | 95 | 109 | 251 | 437 | 204 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | 41 | 73 | 105 | 298 | 867 | — | — | — | — | — | 232 | 226 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 57 | 57 | 16 | 57 | 65 | 188 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 57 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 77 |
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