Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 3PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1795 | 1749 | 3183 | 3013 | 2934 | 2856 | 3072 | 3114 | 3286 | 3767 | 3669 | 3866 | 4618 | 6315 | 4896 | 7520 | 9378 | 10363 | 10930 | 10985 | 9931 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:09PM2.25m | 3:41AM2.13m | 4:14PM2.12m | 4:56AM2.04m | 5:34PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59AM0.82m | 9:31PM0.88m | 9:58AM0.97m | 10:39PM0.99m | 11:12AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1795 | 1749 | 3183 | 3013 | 2934 | 2856 | 3072 | 3114 | 3286 | 3767 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10985 | 9931 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 602 | 550 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3669 | 3866 | 4618 | 6315 | 4896 | 7520 | 9378 | 10363 | 10930 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 29 | 12 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 65 | 188 | 12 | 188 | 159 | 188 | 199 | 188 | 191 | 220 | 318 | 190 | 159 |
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