Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 5PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 47 | 102 | 160 | 182 | 180 | 104 | 217 | 189 | 67 | 66 | 42 | 23 | 17 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:31AM2.49m | 11:42PM2.40m | 12:11PM2.40m | 00:22AM2.31m | 12:53PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM0.70m | 5:50AM0.64m | 6:11PM0.82m | 6:32AM0.76m | 6:56PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 75 | 217 | 189 | 67 | 66 | 42 | 23 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 53 | 38 | 27 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 10 | E 12 | NW 12 | NE 12 | NW 12 | NE 11 | ESE 13 | N 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 47 | 102 | 160 | 182 | 180 | 104 | 145 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 75 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 518 | 518 | 216 | 331 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 61 | 10 | 10 | 149 | 249 | 287 |
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