Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 1AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 750 | 541 | 487 | 418 | 273 | 162 | 158 | 134 | 143 | 336 | 584 | 990 | 1337 | 1499 | 1814 | 4598 | 5411 | 1518 | 1377 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:32AM2.83m | 12:53PM2.71m | 1:08AM2.80m | 1:30PM2.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM0.29m | 6:46AM0.23m | 6:59PM0.30m | 7:23AM0.25m | 7:38PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 750 | 541 | 487 | 418 | 273 | 162 | 158 | 134 | 133 | 127 | 121 | 204 | 1337 | 1499 | 1814 | — | — | — | 988 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 111 | 133 | 130 | 123 | 121 | 91 | 584 | 990 | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 40 | 38 | 70 | 119 | 143 | 336 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 228 | 240 | 270 | 4598 | 5411 | 1518 | 1377 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 188 | 188 | 190 | 200 | 188 |
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