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Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
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Tauranga Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 10PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
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 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 21 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
820 | 393 | 426 | 579 | 603 | 551 | 480 | 458 | 755 | 724 | 613 | 582 | 1532 | 1123 | 962 | 950 | 796 | 716 | 594 | 585 | 577 | 446 | 402 | 396 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:57PM2.40m | 7:17AM2.56m | 7:49PM2.58m | 8:08AM2.73m | 8:38PM2.75m | 8:58AM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.60m | 1:33PM0.40m | 1:55AM0.43m | 2:23PM0.24m | 2:45AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
820 | 223 | 426 | 579 | 603 | 551 | 480 | 334 | 755 | 724 | 613 | 522 | 1532 | 1123 | 962 | 950 | 796 | 716 | 594 | 585 | 577 | 446 | 402 | 396 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 21 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — |
3 | 393 | 260 | 210 | 213 | 213 | 476 | 246 | 671 | 651 | 603 | 582 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | W 26 | WSW 26 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 14 | WSW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 13 | 65 | 186 | 309 | 163 | 458 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 141 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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