Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 6PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 742 | 721 | 615 | 497 | 475 | 396 | 390 | 424 | 439 | 483 | 673 | 862 | 735 | 782 | 1002 | 1400 | 1074 | 2959 | 3677 | 1778 | 1796 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:59PM2.75m | 1:18AM2.67m | 1:37PM2.59m | 1:58AM2.48m | 2:19PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM0.24m | 7:12PM0.34m | 7:31AM0.43m | 7:52PM0.52m | 8:11AM0.63m | 8:37PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | NNW 8 | N 7 | WSW 17 | W 10 |
| kJ | 742 | 721 | 615 | 497 | 475 | 396 | 390 | 424 | 439 | 483 | 673 | 862 | 735 | 782 | 1002 | 711 | 1074 | 116 | 23 | 1708 | 1330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 20 | W 20 | N 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 246 | 547 | 920 | 1400 | 346 | — | — | — | 1796 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | WSW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 67 | — | — | 696 | 2959 | 3677 | 1778 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 188 | 188 | 29 | 159 | 188 | 188 | 4 |
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