
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 11PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
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 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 18 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
60 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:26PM2.54m | 12:00PM2.65m | 00:19AM2.49m | 12:52PM2.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM0.53m | 5:29AM0.36m | 6:02PM0.54m | 6:23AM0.40m | 6:59PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | N 10 | NE 6 | NE 9 | WNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | N 18 | N 18 |
7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 15 | NE 9 | WNW 5 | N 14 | NW 5 | — | N 18 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | W 2 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | E 3 | E 3 |
60 | 36 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 112 | 112 | 287 | 437 | 432 | 538 | 544 | 573 | 538 | 445 | 445 | 445 | 376 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
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