Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 11PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 16 | 37 | 119 | 167 | 222 | 215 | 290 | 269 | 259 | 253 | 246 | 231 | 222 | 222 | 218 | 163 | 163 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:47PM2.75m | 10:09AM2.55m | 10:36PM2.74m | 11:00AM2.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17PM0.27m | 3:53AM0.40m | 4:07PM0.29m | 4:43AM0.38m | 4:56PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NW 4 | NW 4 | ESE 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 13 | 4 | 4 | 119 | 167 | 222 | 215 | 290 | 269 | 259 | 253 | 246 | 231 | 222 | 222 | 218 | 163 | 163 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NE 9 | N 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | NNW 4 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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