Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (11 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 10PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1358 | 1223 | 1031 | 862 | 862 | 923 | 1025 | 1150 | 1382 | 734 | 514 | 1069 | 1081 | 1175 | 1165 | 1184 | 1152 | 994 | 966 | 939 | 887 | 746 | 617 | 608 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:09PM2.56m | 7:34AM2.68m | 8:06PM2.70m | 8:32AM2.80m | 9:01PM2.85m | 9:28AM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.46m | 1:50PM0.33m | 2:17AM0.31m | 2:46PM0.23m | 3:14AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
1358 | 1223 | 1031 | 862 | 862 | 923 | 1025 | 1150 | 1382 | 734 | 279 | 1069 | 1081 | 1175 | 1165 | 1184 | 1152 | 994 | 966 | 939 | 887 | 746 | 617 | 608 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 10 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
45 | 75 | — | 180 | 180 | — | 16 | 17 | — | 284 | 514 | 251 | 192 | 150 | 122 | 84 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 59 | 66 | 77 | 522 | 522 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | W 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 311 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 41 | 91 | 154 | 144 | 395 | 365 | 64 | 59 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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