Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 3PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 40 | 79 | 142 | 214 | 163 | 171 | 188 | 128 | 129 | 129 | 123 | 125 | 90 | 89 | 60 | 62 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:06PM2.19m | 4:08AM2.17m | 5:03PM2.18m | 5:03AM2.12m | 5:56PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM0.83m | 10:02PM1.02m | 10:27AM0.88m | 10:59PM1.04m | 11:22AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 72 | 76 | 123 | 118 | 128 | 69 | 129 | 123 | 125 | 90 | 89 | 60 | 62 | 34 | 35 | 27 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | 118 | 129 | 52 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 12 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 17 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 23 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SSE 2 |
| kJ | 8 | 40 | 79 | 142 | 214 | 163 | 171 | 188 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 494 | 518 | 518 | 518 | 63 | 74 | 112 | 437 | 291 | 445 | 493 | 437 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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